Premna odorata

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Premna odorata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna
Species:
P. odorata
Binomial name
Premna odorata
Synonyms [2]
List
  • *Gumira flavescensKuntze
  • *Gumira leucostoma(Miq.) Kuntze
  • *Gumira odorata(Blanco) Kuntze
  • *Gumira vestita(Schauer) Kuntze
  • *Premna cumingiana var. pierreana(Dop) P.H.Hô
  • *Premna curraniiH.J.Lam
  • *Premna depauperataMerr.
  • *Premna goeringiiTurcz.
  • *Premna hamiltoniiJ.L.Ellis
  • *Premna inaequilateralisBeer & H.J.Lam
  • *Premna latifolia var. majorMoldenke
  • *Premna leucostomaMiq.
  • *Premna maclureiMerr.
  • *Premna odorata var. detergibilis(C.B.Clarke) Moldenke
  • *Premna odorata var. pierreana(Dop) Moldenke
  • *Premna peekeliiH.J.Lam
  • *Premna rubens(C.B.Clarke) Ridl.
  • *Premna rufidulaMiq.
  • *Premna rutteniiH.J.Lam
  • *Premna subscandensMerr.
  • *Premna vestitaSchauer

Premna odorata is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. [2] It is commonly known as fragrant premna, and is native to the Indian subcontinent, Yunnan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Northern Australia, and naturalized in southern Florida [3]

A small tree rarely reaching 10 m, it is used as a source for traditional medicine in the Philippines, and is planted occasionally as an ornamental there and elsewhere. [4]

The island of Siargao in the Philippines is named after P. odorata (known as siargaw or saliargaw in the local languages). [5]

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References

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