Ehretia aspera Willd. Main specimen
Boraginaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Ehretia aspera
  • Author :

    Willd. (1794)

  • Family : Boraginaceae
  • English names :
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Chamror
    Malayalam : Harandi
    Marathi : Datrang
    Sanskrit : Charmi-vrksha
    Tamil : Aadali, paakkupattai
    Telugu : Paldattam

  • Synonyms :

    Bourreria aspera G.Don
    Bourreria dichotoma Rottler ex G.Don
    Bourreria laevis G.Don
    Bourreria punctata G.Don
    Ehretia affinis Wall.
    Ehretia aspera var. obtusifolia (Hochst. ex DC.) Parmar
    Ehretia canarensis Miq.
    Ehretia catronga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
    Ehretia championii Wight & Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
    Ehretia cutranga C.B.Clarke
    Ehretia floribunda Royle
    Ehretia heynei Roem. & Schult.
    Ehretia indica (Dennst. ex Kostel.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
    Ehretia laevis var. aspera C.B.Clarke
    Ehretia laevis var. canarensis Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
    Ehretia laevis var. floribunda (Royle) Brandis
    Ehretia laevis var. platyphylla Merr.
    Ehretia laevis var. pubescens (Benth.) C.B.Clarke
    Ehretia ovalifolia Wight
    Ehretia pubescens Benth.
    Ehretia punctata Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
    Ehretia punctata Roth
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    -Ehretia : Dedicated to the German botanical artist Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), gardener, illustrator, and fellow of the Royal Society.
    -aspera : From the Latin word meaning rough or uneven.