Carmona Retusa

كارمونا ريتوسا

• COMMON NAME:Carmona retusa

• ARABIC:كارمونا ريتوسا

• BOTANICAL NAME:Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC

• FAMILY:BORAGINACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Shrubs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)Slope (Stony)

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, woody, up to 3 m. Stem and branches smooth and light brown. Leaves alternate, sometimes in clusters, on 0.5-1.5 cm long stalk, leathery, smooth edge, hairy on underside, oblong to round, 1.5-5* 2.5-9 cm, tapering to base, with notched round tip. Flowers 0.5 cm across, pale pink or white in loose clusters, petals narrowly pointed like stars. Fruit a deep yellow berry. Flowering from November to March.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.