Boraginaceae
Ehretia

Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 620 (1916 publ. 1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & S. Cape Prov. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Yalala, A.M. [119], Botswana K000489235 No
Burchell [3626], South Africa K000418824 Yes
Burchell [1763], South Africa K000418828 Yes
Burchell [2117], South Africa K000418829 Unknown type material Yes
Burchell [1798], South Africa K000418831 Yes
Krauss [376], South Africa K000418832 Yes
Burchell [2690], South Africa K000418827 Yes
Wood, J.M. [679], South Africa K000418825 Yes
Smith, P.A. [739], Botswana K000489238 No
Burchell [2373], South Africa K000418830 Yes
Burchell [1574], South Africa K000418826 Yes
Wild, H. [5082], Botswana K000489236 No
McConnell, R.H. [68934], Botswana K000489237 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0