Boraginaceae

Ehretia P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 168 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World, Mexico to Central America, Caribbean.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Marianas, Mauritius, Réunion, Samoa, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 19.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Hist. Jamaica: 168 (1756).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Civ. Nat. Hist. Jam.: 168 (1756)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2011 Nguyen V.D. et al. [HNK 1724] Vietnam K000734050 No
Sep 1, 2008 Nguyen Van Du et al. [HNK 976] Vietnam K000610068 No
Jan 1, 2003 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [5598] Tanzania K000239254 No
Jul 7, 1992 Griffith, W. [6001] India K000998074 Type Yes
Jul 7, 1992 Griffith, W. [6001] India K000998073 Type Yes
Jan 27, 1987 Archbold, M.E. [2949] Tanzania K000239250 No
Jan 1, 1987 Heyde et Lux [3065] Guatemala K000583501 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [900] Mexico K000478219 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [2369] Mexico K000478218 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pringle, C.G. [4382] Mexico K000478216 Type Yes
Aug 5, 1972 Faulkner, H. [4718] Tanzania K000239256 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7011] K001126558 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K000998118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, T. [77] India K000998003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peter, A. [46587] Tanzania K001581959 Yes
Rabarivola, M.L.; Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Rajaonarison, R.; Peckering, T.E.; Nanjarisoa, O.P. [RML 556] Madagascar K001036120 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 903] Burma K001110234 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Khayota, B.; Luke, Q. [328] Kenya K000239240 No
Thomson, T. [7073] India K000998002 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 904] India K001110235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallace, G.B. [467] Tanzania K000239253 No
Gisau [48] Kenya K000239233 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 903] Burma K001110233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6350] Tanzania K000239252 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 906] Burma K001110244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4541] Mozambique K:SPC-07053.000 No
Peter, A. [44921] Tanzania K001581966 Yes
White, C.; Dale, I.R. [3825] Kenya K000239247 No
Graham, R.M. [1682] Kenya K000239227 No
Ash [189] Ethiopia K:SPC-00900.069 No
Jamree; et al. [S. 82063] Malaysia K001765095 Yes
Moggridge, J.Y. [208] Kenya K000239230 No
Ford, A.; Holmes, J. [AF 3349] Australia K001636347 Isotype No
Luke; Robertson [2047] Kenya K000239239 No
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5620] Kenya K000239249 No
Jeffery, G.M. [164] Kenya K000239236 No
Peter, A. [46783] Tanzania K001581969 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] K000998078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7107] Kenya K000239242 Yes
Kirk [124] Tanzania K000418618 Type Yes
Adams, B.R. [51] Kenya K000239241 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6762] Tanzania K000239251 No
Cavalerie, J. [3479] China K000998016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [212] Kenya K000239234 No
Gilbert; Kuchar, P. [5838] Kenya K000239243 No
Gardner, H.M. [2986] Kenya K000239246 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 906] India K001110247 Unknown Type Material Yes
Miller, A.G. [7062] Iraq K000998027 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7013] India K001126563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4201] Kenya K000239232 No
Capuron, R. [28492_SF] Madagascar K000418833 Isotype Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [160] Kenya K000239235 No
Robertson, S.A. [4982] Kenya K000239245 No
Donald, G.H. [2501] Kenya K000239229 No
Ash [1966] Ethiopia K:SPC-35565.000 No
Trump, E.C. [131] Kenya K000239231 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132437 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H. [2214] Tanzania K:SPC-05501.000 No
Faulkner, H. [3756] Tanzania K000239257 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 906] Burma K001110243 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 906] Bangladesh K001110246 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mungai, G.M.; Gatheri, G.W.; Kibui, K. [66] Kenya K000239244 No
Adams, B.R. [46] Kenya K000239248 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 906] Bangladesh K001110245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt, B. [119] Tanzania K000239255 No
Robertson, S.A. [6746] Kenya K000239237 No
Robertson, S.A. [6626] Kenya K000239238 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7011] K001126557 Unknown Type Material Yes

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