Ehretiaceae

Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce

Family: Ehretiaceae
Genus: Ehretia

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Ehretia rigida (Ehretia rigida) — FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Deurmekaarbos
Arabic: مقيف صلب
arz: مقيف صلب
Persian: درخت درهم

Synonyms

Capraria rigida Thunb.
Ehretia eckloniana H.Buek ex Harv.
Ehretia hottentotica Burch.
Ehretia violacea Kunth
Ehretia zeyheriana H.Buek ex Drege
Freylinia rigida (Thunb.) G.Don

Flowers

In flower: August to November (from 253 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benjamin Fredlund, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.