Ehretia cymosa

Ehretia cymosa
Ehretia cymosa flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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) 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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