About scorpionbush
Ehretia microphylla is commonly known as the Fukien tea tree or Philippine tea tree, is a species of flowering plant. The genus Ehretia is placed in the family Ehretiaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carmona retusa
- Genus
- Carmona
- Family
- BORAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia to Formosa, Philippines
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- குரங்கு வெற்றிலை
- Malayalam
- കുരങ്ങുവെറ്റില
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
scorpionbush belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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