Boraginaceae FAMILY Data Deficient
Ehretia aspera
Ehretia aspera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
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 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, southern China, northern Australia
HabitatLowland 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. ].