Ehretia rigida

Ehretia rigida

Ehretia rigida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Ehretioideae
Genus: Ehretia
Species: Ehretia rigida
Subspecies: E. r. subsp. nervifolia – E. r. subsp. silvatica

Name

Ehretia rigida Druce, 1917

Synonyms

• Ehretia eckloniana H.Buek ex Harv.
• Ehretia hottentotica Burch.
• Ehretia violacea Kunth
• Capraria rigida Thunb.
• Freylinia rigida (Thunb.) G.Don

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C. 1917. Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian. The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 601–653. Reference page. : 4:620.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ehretia rigida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ehretia rigida. Published online. Accessed: Oct 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ehretia rigida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ehretia rigida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Deurmekaarbos
English: Puzzle bush

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