Ehretia moluccana

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Ehretia moluccana

Description

Tree (?). Leaves: petiole 0.5-3 cm; blade lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, (3—)5—18 by 1.5-9 cm, margin entire to wavy, base truncate, apex acute to acuminate, nerves 5-7 on each side, glabrous on both sides. Inflorescence axillary or terminal on short branches, corymbose with long primary branches, at length broadly expanded, flowers numerous in subcapitate groups crowded at end of branches, with loose, white, patent hairs; pedicels less than 1 mm long. Stamens: filaments long exserted, anthers linear, 1 mm long. Fruit not seen.

Distribution

Ceram present, Halmahera present, Ternate present
Malesia: Moluccas (Ceram, Ternate, Halmahera).

Uses

Local use as a disinfectant after child-birth and as a contraceptive.