Ehretia elliptica

Read about Ehretia elliptica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ehretia elliptica, DC. Tree, 15-50 ft. high: lvs. oval or oblong, sometimes serrate, nearly smooth, or with minute hairs and very rough above: fls. small, white, fragrant, in cymes or panicles; calyx-lobes broad-lanceolate and acute, as long as the corolla-tube: fr. a yellow globose drupe, the size of a small pea, with edible thin pulp. Texas, Mex. Wilhelm Miller. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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