Ehretia acuminata




Family Boraginaceae
Scientific name Ehretia acuminata R. Brown
Synonyms Cordia thyrsiflora Siebold & Zuccarini; Ehretia acuminata var. grandifolia Pampanini; Ehretia acuminata R. Brown var. obovata (Lindley) I. M. Johnston; Ehretia argyi H. Léveillé; Ehretia kantonensis Masamune; Ehretia ovalifolia Hasskarl; Ehretia serrata Roxburgh; Ehretia serrata Roxburgh var. obovata Lindley; Ehretia taiwaniana Nakai; Ehretia thyrsiflora (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) chisha-no-ki (チシャノキ, 萵苣の木) [meaning: lettuce tree]
(Chinese common name) hou ke shu (厚殻樹)
(English common name) Koda, Silky Ash, Churnwood, Brown Cedar
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Chugoku region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indoensia, Australia, Bhutan, India
Chromosomal number 2n=30, 32, 36
Description Plants 10-20m. Leaves 5-12cm. Flowers white corollas 5mm, flowering in June to July. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Ehretia acuminata R. Brown
Ehretia acuminata R. Br.



June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden