Ehretia aspera
Willd.
Boraginaceae
Bourreria aspera (Willd.) G.Don
Bourreria dichotoma Rottler ex G.Don
Bourreria laevis G.Don
Bourreria punctata (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
Ehretia affinis Wall.
Ehretia catronga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Ehretia championii Wight & Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
Ehretia cutranga C.B.Clarke
Ehretia heynei Roem. & Schult.
Ehretia indica (Dennst. ex Kostel.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
Ehretia laevis Roxb.
Ehretia pubescens Royle ex Benth.
Ehretia punctata Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
Traxilum asperatum Raf.
Common Name:
General Information
Ehretia aspera is a shrub or a moderate sized tree.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Ehretia aspera is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, southern China, northern Australia
Habitat
Lowland rain forest or on the boundary between rain forest and open forest or the boundary between rain forest and sclerophyll forest; at elevations up to 300 metres[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Data Deficient |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant coppices easily[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
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- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. The globular fruits are soft, sweet and juicy, around 6 - 8mm in diameter[
713- Title
- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].
Medicinal
The leaves, fruit and root extract is used in the treatment of chest infections[
1713- Title
- Ethnobotanical Studies of Useful Trees of District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Publication
- Biologia (Pakistan) 2014, 60 (1), 63-71
- Author
- Muhammad Ajaib & Zaheer-Ud-Din Khan
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 2313-206X
- Description
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Bark paste is applied as an ointment for cuts and wounds[
782- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Valaiyans of Karandamalai, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 195-203.
- Author
- Kottaimuthu. R.
- Website
- http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl
- Publisher
- The Berkeley Electronic Press
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
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- Description
- Terse information on the medicinal uses of plants by a tribe of people in southern India. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The dried stem bark powder is applied on boils and ulcerous wounds.
Ash from the stem bark, roots and leaves is used to treat toothache and mouth ulcers[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
The roots are used to treat venereal diseases[
338- Title
- 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.
].
Other Uses
Young branches are used as a tooth brush[
856- Title
- Traditional Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Confined to the Pawra Tribe of Satpura Hills, Maharashtra, India.
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 98-115.
- Author
- Jagtap S.D.; Deokule S.S.; Pawar P.K.; Harsulkar A.M.
- Website
- http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 1948-3570
- Description
- Information on the traditional medicinal use of plants by the Pawra tribe in Maharashtra, India. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The wood is greyish- or brownish-white, moderately hard, even-grained[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. Tough and durable, it is used for agricultural implements and in building[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
