Pala / Fukien Tea
Ehretia microphylla
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more
How to identify Pala
Identify Pala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small leaves, popular bonsai plant (Fukien tea).
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ehretia microphylla
- Genus
- Ehretia
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pala 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 Pala itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Pala
- Kannada
- Boote, Bute, Bootige
- Marathi
- Pala
- Tamil
- Kattu-vellilai, Kodikarai, குருவிஞ்சி Kuruvinchi
- Telugu
- బావనబూరె Bavanaburei, బూరె Bure
About Pala
Fukien Tea (Ehretia microphylla) is a species in the Boraginaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and 9 other states.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Pala belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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