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Enriched botanical record

Ehretia microphylla

Ehretia microphylla Lam.

Also indexed asScorpionbushFukien tea treeCùm rụm lá nhỏFukien-teaHokiantiKislevelű borágófaPhilippine-teaerécia drobnolistá
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusEhretia
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusEhretia
Scientific name with authorshipEhretia microphylla Lam.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Carmona heterophylla Cav.Carmona microphylla (Lam.) G.DonCarmona retusa (Vahl) Masam.Cordia coromandeliana Retz.Cordia coromandeliana Retz. ex A.DC.Cordia retusa VahlEhretia buxifolia Roxb.Ehretia buxifolia var. heterophylla (Cav.) Gagnep.Ehretia buxifolia var. latisepala Gagnep.Ehretia buxifolia var. microphylla (Lam.) DC.Ehretia coromandeliana Retz.Ehretia coromandeliana Retz. ex A.DC.Ehretia dentata Courchet ex Gagnep.Ehretia heterophylla Spreng.Ehretia lycioides Wall. ex G.DonEhretia monopyrena Gottschling & HilgerLithothamnus buxioides Zipp.Lithothamnus buxioides Zipp. ex Span.Lithothamnus buxoides Zipp.Lithothamnus buxoides Zipp. ex Span.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier116079-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Ehretia microphylla.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.