Boraginaceae · Ehretia

Fukien Tea

Ehretia microphylla

outdoor
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ehretia microphylla
Genus
Ehretia
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Boraginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Radial
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Nutlets

Typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Fukien Tea

Fukien Tea (Ehretia microphylla) is a plant belonging to the Boraginaceae family (Borage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, scorpioid cyme flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.

Illustration representing the Boraginaceae family
Botanical family

Boraginaceae

Borage family

Fukien Tea belongs to the Boraginaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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