Ehretia Microphylla Carmona Retusa Ball

Ehretia microphylla, synonym Carmona retusa, also known as the Fukien tea tree or Philippine tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

From India, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, and Japan, to Malesia, including the Australian territory of Christmas Island, to New Guinea, mainland Australia at the Cape York Peninsula, and the Solomon Islands, the plant is found throughout eastern and south-eastern Asia. In Hawaii, where it is a popular decorative plant and the seeds are assumed to be carried by frugivorous birds, it’s become an invasive weed.

The plant is found in semi-evergreen vine thickets on the Cape York Peninsula. It prefers dry areas on the terraces on Christmas Island, but it can also be found in the rainforest.

The plant is found in semi-evergreen vine thickets on the Cape York Peninsula. It prefers dry areas on the terraces on Christmas Island, but it can also be found in the rainforest.