- Family : BORAGINACEAE
(BORAGE FAMILY or FORGET-ME-NOT FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Boraginaceae
- Species : Ehretia laevis
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ehretia laevis Roxb.
- Vernacular name : Chamror, Koda, Dontranga, Darar (Hin.); Saayaviyaadhi thazhai, Paakkupattai (Tam.); Paldatam, Pedda pulmera, Pogari (Tel.); Masonia, Guachipo, Tambalu (Ori.)
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0101; HJCB-0478
- Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy; K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.R.K.Swamy
- Collection Date : 25/10/2014; 24/02/2016
- Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
- Habitat : Deciduous forest
- Key identification features : Small deciduous tree up to 10 m tall. Tender parts hirsute-pubescent. Leaves unsymmetric, ovate-oblong, with entire margin and sparsely pubescent. Flowers white with orange center and sweet fragrance. Fruits red upon ripening and sweet.
- Habit : Tree
- Flower, Fruit : July-March
- Comments : Common on hills of deciduous forests up to 1000 m, along slopes and ghats.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
- World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics of the Old World
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ehretia laevis. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.
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