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Ehretia acuminata R.Br. var. acuminata Family Boraginaceae
Common name: Koda, Silky Ash, Churnwood

Ehretia acuminata var. acuminata R.Br. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high, often ± deciduous, mostly glabrous; bark grey, smooth.

Leaves ovate to elliptic; lamina 8–15 cm long, mostly 2.5–5.5 cm wide, apex acuminate, margins toothed, lamina glabrous, veins pinnate to arcuate; petiole 12–25 mm long.

Inflorescence a many-flowered panicle. Calyx glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Corolla c. 5 mm long and 6 mm diam., white; lobes 1.5–2 mm long. Anthers exserted. Ovary 4-locular with 1 ovule per loculus; style exserted.

Drupe with 2 pyrenes, 5–7 mm diam., orange to yellow.


Flowering: October–January.

Distribution and occurrence: north from Bega district and west to the upper Hunter Valley.

Grows in warmer rainforest, especially near the margins or in disturbed areas.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***


The single variety in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW.

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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