Ehretiaceae

Ehretia L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 26 June 2026
  1. Ehretia acuminata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810) 497; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 374; I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arb. 32 (1951) 21; Riedl, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 13 (1997) 92; Type: from Australia. = Ehretia acuminata var. polyantha (DC.) I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 32 (1951) 24; ≡ Ehretia polyantha DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 9 (1845) 511; Merrill, EPFP 4 (1926) 246; Type: Perrottet (GE), Philippines. Distribution: Australia, China, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines. LUZON: Abra, Albay, Batangas (photos), Cagayan, Camarines, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, NCR, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MINDANAO: Davao, Davao del Sur, NEGROS. Notes: Primary and secondary forests. Low elevation. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  2. Ehretia aquatica (Lour.) Gottschling & Hilger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 123 (2001) 263; ≡ Rotula aquatica Lour., Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 121; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 376; I.M.Johnst., J. Arn. Arb. 32 (1951) 14; Riedl, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 13 (1997) 115. Distribution: Africa, Borneo, China, India, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Bataan, Bulacan, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, NCR, Pangasinan, Rizal, Zambales, MINDANAO: Surigao del Norte (photos), MINDORO. Notes: Periodically flash-flooded streambeds, characteristically growing among rocks and trailing over gravel bars. Low elevation. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  3. Ehretia microphylla Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1 (1792) 425; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 394; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 374; Odulio et al., Biodivers. Data J. 14 (2026) 17; ≡ Carmona microphylla (Lam.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4 (1837) 391; I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arb. 32 (1951) 17. = Ehretia monopyrena Gottschling & Hilger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 123 (2001) 263, nom. illeg., nom. superfl.; Hilger & Gottschling, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 124 (2002) 149; ≡ Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 30 (1940) 61; Riedl, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 13 (1997) 65; ≡ Cordia retusa Vahl, Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 2 (1791) 42; Type: Plukenet, Phytographia, t. 31, f. 1 (‘Habitat in India Orientali’). Distribution: China, India, Indochina, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand. BASILAN, BATANES, BOHOL, BORACAY (photos), CEBU (photos), DANJUGAN (photos), GUIMARAS, KINAPUSAN, LEYTE, LUZON: Bataan, Benguet, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Laguna, NCR, Rizal, MARINDUQUE, MINDANAO: Davao, Davao Occidental (photos), Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental (photos), Zamboanga, PALAWAN, SAMAR, TAWI-TAWI, TICAO. Notes: Dry regions, sunny forests. Often cultivated in gardens for ornamental purposes. Native.
  4. Ehretia philippinensis A.DC., Prodr. (A. P. de Candolle) 9 (1845) 504; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 375; Riedl, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 13 (1997) 97; Type: Cuming 471 (G, holo). Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BABUYAN ISLS, BANTAYAN (photos), BOHOL, BONGAO, BORACAY (photos), BUCAS GRANDE (photos), GUIMARAS, LEYTE, LUZON: Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Laguna, NCR, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan (photos), Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Surigao, MINDORO, PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR. Notes: Forests and secondary growth along rivers. Low and medium elevation. 20m (photos). Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  5. Ehretia resinosa Hance, J. Bot. 18 (1880) 299; I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arb. 32 (1951) 103; Riedl, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 13 (1997) 98; Type: from Taiwan. = Ehretia navesii S.Vidal, Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 194; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 394; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 375; Type: Vidal 471 (MA, syn), Luzon: Bataan; Vidal 473 (MA, syn), Luzon: San Mateo. = Ehretia mollis (Blanco) Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 6 (1904) 5; ≡ Menais mollis Blanco, Fl. Filip., 1st Ed. (1837) 139. Distribution: Philippines, Taiwan. LUZON: Abra, Bataan, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, NCR, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte. Notes: In most Philippine islands and provinces. Thickets and secondary forests. Low elevation. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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