Family | Boraginaceae |
Scientific name | Ehretia dicksonii Hance |
Synonyms | Ehretia dicksonii Hance var. japonica Nakai; Ehretia dicksonii Hance var. tomentosa Nakai; Ehretia macrophylla Wallich var. tomentosa Gagnepain & Courchet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) maruba-chisha-no-ki [round leaved lettuce tree] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 9m. Leaves 6-17cm. Flowers white corollas 8-10mm, flowering in May to July. Fruits yellow 1-1.5cm. Deciduous. Subarbor trees. |
Reference | Ehretia dicksonii Hance |
Ehretia dicksonii Hance |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |