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Useful Tropical Plants

Ehretia aspera

Willd.

Boraginaceae

+ Synonyms

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:

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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)[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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0
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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.
].

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[
713
Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
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.
].

Properties

Conservation StatusData Deficient
Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitDeciduous Tree
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant coppices easily[
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.
].

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
 
Author
 
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
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2313-206X
Description
 
].

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
 
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[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
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.
].

The roots are used to treat venereal diseases[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
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
 
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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