Ehretia amoena
Klotzsch
Boraginaceae
Ehretia goetzei Gürke
Ehretia mossambicensis Klotzsch1
Ehretia stuhlmannii Gürke
Common Name:
General Information
Ehretia amoena is a deciduous shrub or small tree that usually grows from 2 - 7 metres tall, occasionally reaching 8 metres[
396- Title
- Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
- Publication
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- Author
- Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
- Publisher
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9966-896-24-4
- Description
- A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Ehretia amoena has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa
Habitat
Evergreen forest, usually on steep slopes and on river banks,
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant responds well to pollarding and lopping[
396- Title
- Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
- Publisher
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9966-896-24-4
- Description
- A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
The flowers are a good source of forage for bees[
396- Title
- Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
- Publisher
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9966-896-24-4
- Description
- A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
].
Other Uses
The wood is hard. It is used for making pestles, furniture, farm implements, walking sticks and tool handles[
396- Title
- Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
- Publisher
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9966-896-24-4
- Description
- A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
].
The wood is used for fuel[
396- Title
- Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bein. E.; Habte. B.; Jaber. A.; Birnie. A. & Tengnas. B.
- Publisher
- Regional Soil Conservation Unit: Nairobi
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9966-896-24-4
- Description
- A very well written and concise guide to almost 200 species. It gives a brief description of each plant together with its habitat, uses, propagation and cultivation. Line drawings of each plant are also included It can be downloaded from the internet
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
