Ehretia cymosa
Ehretia cymosa flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Ehretia
Species:
E. cymosa
Binomial name
Ehretia cymosa

Ehretia cymosa is a small tree belonging to the Boraginaceae or borage family. It occurs over a wide range of habitat throughout of western, central and eastern Africa, including Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon,[1] Ethiopia, Kenya,[2] Comoros, Madagascar, Mascarenes,[3] Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Other names

Local names for this plant include Mpelu, Mnemvu (Tanzania), Murembu (Meru), Shekutu (Luhya), Yambu (Chagga), Mororwet (Nandy), Alébé (Baoulé), Bélékou, Blikou (Gouro), Grakou (Shien), Labassa (Ewé), Zomena, Zomali (Adja), Zoma, Zozoma, Myonma (Fon), Myoma (Sahouè), Jáà (Yoruba), and Ulaagaa (Arsi).[4]

Leaves & roots are used for medical uses in traditional medicine.

References

  1. ^ "Angiospermae | Vascular Plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve". dzanga-sangha.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. ^ "Ehretia cymosa". larmat.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. ^ "Ehretia cymosa in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. ^ "Royal Museum for Central Africa". www.africamuseum.be. Retrieved 2017-08-07.


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