Plant Details

Accepted name:

Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce [Boraginaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Infraspecies:

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Ehretia rigida subsp. nervifolia Retief & A.E.van Wyk

Ehretia rigida subsp. rigida

Ehretia rigida subsp. silvatica Retief & A.E.van Wyk

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bergbast	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cape lilac	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
deurmekaarbos	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
horotos	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
iklele	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kraaldog	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lilac flowers	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
morobadieta	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
morobe	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
morobi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
morobo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
muhambe	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
nyakashemveri	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
okapanganomutati	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omusepa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
omushadi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
oshadi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ousepa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
puzzle-bush	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
stamperwood	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
swartbos	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
tshihobe	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umbotshane	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umbotshani	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umcele	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umhleli	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umhloli	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umkele	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umthele	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umxele	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ungobogobana	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
\|\|a'u	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Capraria rigida Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 103 (1800).
Freylinia rigida (Thunb.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 617 (1838).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce	Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ehretia rigida (Thunb.)Druce	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
Ehretia rigida Druce	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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