''Ehretia'' is a genus of

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s in the

borage Borage ( or ; ''Borago officinalis''), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, and has naturalized in many other locales. It grows satisfactorily in gard ...

family,

Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order ...

. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors

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botanical illustrator

Georg Dionysius Ehret Georg Dionysius Ehret (30 January 1708 – 9 September 1770) was a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations. Life Ehret was born in Germany to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, a gardener and competent draughtsman, a ...

(1708–1770).

Species

Accepted species and other notable taxa *''

Ehretia acuminata ''Ehretia acuminata'' is a deciduous tree found in Japan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, New Guinea and Australia. Fossil evidence suggests an ancient Laurasian origin. This group of plants spread to Australia and South America via Af ...

'' – Koda (

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, eastern

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Ehretia alba ''Ehretia alba'' is a semi-deciduous shrub or small tree up to 4m high, growing in Namibia, Botswana and the western, drier regions of South Africa, and was first collected by Hermann Merxmüller at Breitenberg in the Gobabis district of Namibia ...

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Ehretia amoena ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other notable t ...

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Ehretia anacua ''Ehretia anacua'' is medium-sized tree found in eastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States. It is a member of the borage family, Boraginaceae. One of its common names, anacua, is derived from the Mexican Spanish word ''anacahuite'', ...

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in the

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Ehretia angolensis ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other notable t ...

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Ehretia aspera ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other notable t ...

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Ehretia asperula ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other notable t ...

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Ehretia australis ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other notable t ...

'' *'' Ehretia bakeri'' *'' Ehretia changjiangensis'' *'' Ehretia coerulea'' *'' Ehretia confinis'' *'' Ehretia cortesia'' *'' Ehretia corylifolia'' *'' Ehretia cymosa'' *'' Ehretia decaryi'' *'' Ehretia densiflora'' *'' Ehretia dichotoma'' *''

Ehretia dicksonii ''Ehretia dicksonii'' is a tree that is native to Asia and cultivated as an ornamental plant. It grows to 15 metres and has leaves that are 8–25 cm long and 4–15 cm wide. These are obovate, ovate or elliptic in shape and rough to t ...

'' *'' Ehretia dolichandra'' *'' Ehretia dunniana'' *†'' Ehretia europaea'' E.M. Reid *'' Ehretia exsoluta'' *'' Ehretia glandulosissima'' *'' Ehretia grahamii'' *'' Ehretia hainanensis'' *'' Ehretia janjalle'' *'' Ehretia javanica'' *'' Ehretia kaessneri'' *'' Ehretia keyensis'' *'' Ehretia laevis'' Roxb., synonym of ''

'' Willd. *'' Ehretia latifolia'' *'' Ehretia lengshuikengensis'' *'' Ehretia longiflora'' *'' Ehretia macrophylla'' *'' Ehretia matthewii'' *'' Ehretia meyersii'' *'' Ehretia microcalyx'' *'' Ehretia microphylla'' *'' Ehretia mollis'' *'' Ehretia moluccana'' *'' Ehretia namibiensis'' *'' Ehretia obtusifolia'' *'' Ehretia papuana'' *'' Ehretia parallela'' *'' Ehretia philippinensis'' *'' Ehretia phillipsonii'' *'' Ehretia pingbianensis'' *'' Ehretia psilosiphon'' *'' Ehretia resinosa'' *'' Ehretia retusa'' *''

Ehretia rigida ''Ehretia rigida'' (puzzle bush, also ''deurmekaarbos'' in Afrikaans = "confused/tangled bush"), is a small, multi-stemmed tree with a tangled growth habit belonging to the Boraginaceae, the borage family. It occurs over a wide range of habitat t ...

'' – Deurmekaarbos (Southeastern

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) *'' Ehretia rosea'' *'' Ehretia saligna'' *'' Ehretia scrobiculata'' *'' Ehretia seyrigii'' *'' Ehretia siamensis'' *'' Ehretia silvana'' *'' Ehretia timorensis'' *''

Ehretia tinifolia ''Ehretia tinifolia'' is a woody, perennial tree, usually 0.5 to 3 m in height, branched from the base, from reddish-brown to red-purple bark, exfoliating (the outer bark opens and peels off like a sheet of paper); The leaves are coriaceous, elli ...

'' *'' Ehretia trachyphylla'' *'' Ehretia tsangii'' *'' Ehretia urceolata'' *'' Ehretia wallichiana'' *'' Ehretia wightiana'' *'' Ehretia winitii''

Fossil record

†''Ehretia europaea''

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seeds of the

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stage,

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, are known from the

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Formation in the

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, central

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fossils have been described from the Late

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locality of Pont-de-Gail in

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and from the southern border of the

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in northern

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in two sites dated to the

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and in three sites of supposed

agePliocene and Early Pleistocene carpological records of terrestrial plants from the southern border of the Po Plain (northern Italy) by Edoardo Martinetto, Giovanni Monegato, Andrea Irace and Elena Vassio - Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 218(1) November 2014 by DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.10.007

Formerly placed here

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Carmona retusa ''Ehretia microphylla'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Carmona retusa'', also known as the Fukien tea tree or Philippine tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Description ''Ehretia microphylla'' is a shrub ...

'' (Vahl) Masam. (as ''E. microphylla'' Lam.)

Taxonomy references

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References

External links

* * Boraginaceae genera {{Asterid-stub