Premna serratifolia

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Premna serratifolia
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Leaves and young fruit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna
Species:
P. serratifolia
Binomial name
Premna serratifolia
L.
Synonyms
List
  • Premna obtusifolia f. serratifolia(L.) Moldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. serratifolia(L.) Moldenke
  • Cornutia corymbosaBurm.f.
  • Gumira abbreviata(Miq.) Kuntze
  • Gumira attenuata(R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Gumira ceramensis(Miq.) Kuntze
  • Gumira cyclophylla(Miq.) Kuntze
  • Gumira dallachyana(Benth.) Kuntze
  • Gumira divaricata(Wall. ex Schauer) Kuntze
  • Gumira domesticaHassk.
  • Gumira foetida(Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.
  • Gumira integrifoliaHassk.
  • Gumira laevigata(Miq.) Kuntze
  • Gumira limbata(Benth.) Kuntze
  • Gumira nauseosa(Blanco) Kuntze
  • Gumira nitida(K.Schum.) Kuntze
  • Gumira opulifolia(Miq.) Kuntze
  • Gumira punctulata(C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Gumira truncata(Turcz.) Kuntze
  • Premna abbreviataMiq.
  • Premna acuminatissimaMerr.
  • Premna angustior(C.B.Clarke) Ridl.
  • Premna arboreaFarw.
  • Premna atraMerr.
  • Premna attenuataR.Br.
  • Premna benguetensisC.B.Rob.
  • Premna benthamianaDomin
  • Premna borneensisH.J.Lam
  • Premna brongersmaeH.J.Lam
  • Premna capitataA.Meeuse
  • Premna ceramensisMiq.
  • Premna congestaMerr.
  • Premna corymbosa(Burm.f.) Schauer
  • Premna corymbosa var. madagascariensisMoldenke
  • Premna corymbosa var. minor(Ridl.) H.R.Fletcher
  • Premna corymbosa var. obtusifolia(R.Br.) H.R.Fletcher
  • Premna corymbosa var. sambucina(Wall. ex Schauer) Moldenke
  • Premna cyclophyllaMiq.
  • Premna dallachyanaBenth.
  • Premna dallachyana var. obtusisepalaDomin
  • Premna dallachyana var. typicaDomin in Repert.
  • Premna dentatifoliaMoldenke
  • Premna divaricataWall. ex Schauer
  • Premna foetidaReinw. ex Blume
  • Premna gaudichaudiiSchauer
  • Premna glabraA.Gray ex Maxim.
  • Premna glanduliferaMerr.
  • Premna glandulosaMerr.
  • Premna glycycoccaF.Muell.
  • Premna guillauminii var. serrataMoldenke
  • Premna hircinaWall.
  • Premna integrifoliaL.
  • Premna integrifoliaWilld.
  • Premna integrifolia var. angustiorC.B.Clarke
  • Premna integrifolia subsp. dentatolabiumH.J.Lam
  • Premna integrifolia var. minorRidl.
  • Premna integrifolia var. obtusifolia(R.Br.) C.Pei
  • Premna integrifolia subsp. truncatolabiumH.J.Lam
  • Premna kunstleriKing & Gamble
  • Premna laevigataMiq.
  • Premna lamiiMoldenke
  • Premna leucostomaNáves ex Fern.-Vill.
  • Premna leytensisMerr.
  • Premna limbataBenth.
  • Premna lucidulaKurz
  • Premna macrophyllaH.J.Lam
  • Premna mediaR.Br.
  • Premna membranifoliaMerr.
  • Premna nauseosaBlanco
  • Premna nitidaK.Schum.
  • Premna obtusifoliaR.Br.
  • Premna obtusifolia var. angustior(C.B.Clarke) Moldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. gaudichaudii(Schauer) Moldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. madagascariensis(Moldenke) Moldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. minor(Ridl.) Moldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. pubescensMoldenke
  • Premna obtusifolia var. velutinaBenth.
  • Premna octonerviaMerr. & F.P.Metcalf
  • Premna opulifoliaMiq.
  • Premna ovataR.Br.
  • Premna paniculataH.R.Fletcher
  • Premna papuanaWernham
  • Premna parvifloraH.J.Lam
  • Premna perrottetiiC.B.Clarke
  • Premna populifoliaMiq.
  • Premna punctulataC.B.Clarke
  • Premna sambucinaWall. ex Schauer
  • Premna serratifolia var. minor(Ridl.) A.Rajendran & P.Daniel
  • Premna spinosaRoxb.
  • Premna subcordataTurcz.
  • Premna subglabraMerr.
  • Premna sumatranaRidl.
  • Premna syringifoliaZipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh.
  • Premna tahitensis var. rapensisF.Br.
  • Premna tahitensis var. rimatarensisF.Br.
  • Premna tateanaF.M.Bailey
  • Premna tiliifoliaZipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh.
  • Premna timorianaDecne.
  • Premna truncataTurcz.
  • Premna woodiiMoldenke
  • Premna wrayiKing & Gamble
  • Scrophularioides arboreaG.Forst.
  • Citharexylum paniculatumPoir.
  • Viburnum chinenseHook. & Arn.

Premna serratifolia is a species of small tree or shrub [2] in the family Lamiaceae. It blooms and fruits between May and November. [3] During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees. [4]

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Habitat

It mostly grow in moist sandy soil and scrub jungles along seacoasts and mangrove forests. [3] In the Philippines, particularly in Cebu Island, it is usually found in the interior, watery forests of Southern Cebu.

Description

Trees, to 7 m high. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 4–14 mm, slender, pubescent, grooved above; lamina 2.5-8.5 x 2–7.2 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, base acute, obtuse, subcordate or rounded, apex acuminate, mucronate, obtuse, margin entire or subserrate, glabrous above except along the appressed midrib, chartaceous; lateral nerves 3-5 pair, pinnate, prominent, puberulous beneath; intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in terminal corymbose panicled cymes; bracts small; calyx small campanulate, 2 lipped, 5 lobed; corolla tube short, villous inside, lobes 5; stamens 4, didynamous, inserted below the throat of the corolla tube; anther ovate; ovary superior, 2-4-celled, ovules 4; style linear; stigma shortly bifid. Fruit a drupe, seated on the calyx, globose, purple; seeds oblong. [3]

Medicinal uses

The plant is extensively used in Indian traditional medicine. Studies on the root wood of P. serratifolia led to the isolation of acteoside, a glucoside derivative. [5] The root bark of the plant which showed biological activities have also shown to contain a potent cytotoxic and antioxidant diterpene, 11,12,16-trihydroxy-2-oxo-5-methyl-10-demethyl-abieta-1[10],6, 8,11,13-pentene. [6]

Culinary uses

In Vietnam, the aromatic leaves of P. serratifolia are used to cook in some braise or stir fry dishes with chicken, eels or frogs.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Razafiniary, V. (2021). "Premna serratifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T66295794A68121996. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T66295794A68121996.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Description given by G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. Referred from indiabiodiversity portal http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230814
  3. 1 2 3 Described by Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi in India biodiversity portal http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230814
  4. The media files included gives the required verity.
  5. Bose LV, Varghese GK, Habtemariam S. 2013. Identification of acteoside as the active antioxidant principle of Premna serratifolia root wood tissues. Phytopharmacology4: 228–236
  6. Habtemariam, S., Varghese, G.K. (2015). A Novel Diterpene Skeleton: Identification of a highly aromatic, cytotoxic and antioxidant 5-methyl-10-demethyl-abietane-typediterpene from Premna serratifoliaPhytotherapy Research29(1), 80-85.

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