Biology:Ehretia cymosa
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Short description: Species of tree
| Ehretia cymosa | |
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| Ehretia cymosa flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Ehretia |
| Species: | E. cymosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ehretia cymosa (Thonn.)
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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), Jáà (Yoruba), and Ulaagaa (Arsi).[4]
Leaves & roots are used for medical uses in traditional medicine.
References
- ↑ "Angiospermae | Vascular Plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve" (in en). http://dzanga-sangha.myspecies.info/simpletaxonomy/term/2796.
- ↑ "Ehretia cymosa" (in en). http://larmat.uonbi.ac.ke/print/1951.
- ↑ "Ehretia cymosa in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=250069110.
- ↑ "Royal Museum for Central Africa" (in en). http://www.africamuseum.be/collections/external/prelude/view_plant?pi=05230.
Wikidata ☰ Q15587084 entry
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