Ehretia dicksonii




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