Ehretia cymosa

Ehretia cymosa
Ehretia cymosa flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Ehretia
Species:	E. cymosa
Binomial name
Ehretia cymosa (Thonn.)

Ehretia cymosa is a small tree belonging to the Boraginaceae or borage family. It occurs over a wide range of habitat throughout of western, central and eastern Africa, including Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon,^[1] Ethiopia, Kenya,^[2] Comoros, Madagascar, Mascarenes,^[3] Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Other names

Local names for this plant include: Mpelu, Mnemvu (Tanzania), Murembu(Meru), Shekutu (Luhya), Yambu (Chagga), Mororwet (Nandy), Alébé (Baoulé), Bélékou, Blikou (Gouro), Grakou (Shien), Labassa (Ewé), Zomena, Zomali (Adja), Zoma, Zozoma, Myonma (Fon), Myoma (Sahouè) and Ulaagaa (Arsi).^[4]

Leaves & roots are used for medical uses in traditional medicine.

References

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