• Family : BORAGINACEAE
  (Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : BORAGINACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ehretia laevis Roxb.
• Vernacular name : Tella juvvi (Telugu)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Deciduous forests
• Key identification features : Small tree with brown branches and hispid pubescent leaves. Drupe rather large
• Flower, Fruit : January-May
• Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
• Collection Date : 28/04/2010
• Collection Nos : FAP 37994
• Collection Locality : Chinnapalli, Anantapur district (AP)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district
• World Distribution : India, Myanmar
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ehretia aspera. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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