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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Ericales (57)

        Family: Primulaceae (19)(family description)

          Genus: Embelia (1)

            Epithet: ribes Burm.f. (1)

Synonyms: Antidesma grossularia Raeusch., Antidesma ribes (Burm.f.) Raeusch., Ardisia tenuiflora Blume, Calispermum scandens Lam., Embelia burmanni Retz., Embelia garciniaefolia Miq., Embelia garcinifolia Wall., Embelia paniculata Moon, Ribesiodes garciniaefolium (Miq.) Kuntze

paniculata => having panicles or tufts of flowers

scandens => climbing

tenuiflora => slender-flowered, fine-flowered

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: beige, white

External links

Check for Embelia ribes at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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