Ehretia laevis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- July-March
How to identify Ehretia laevis
Identify Ehretia laevis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Smooth (laevis) leaf surface.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ehretia laevis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ehretia laevis
- Genus
- Ehretia
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical and Sub-tropical regions of Old world
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ehretia laevis itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ehretia laevis itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பாக்குப்பட்டை
- Telugu
- ఆడబుక్కుడు
- Malayalam
- ചാവണ്ടി
About Ehretia laevis
Ehretia laevis is a tree in the Boraginaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and 14 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Ehretia laevis belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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