Biology:Premna mollissima

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Short description: Species of tree


Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna
Species:
P. mollissima
Binomial name
Premna mollissima
Roth
Synonyms
  • Gumira mollissima (Roth) Kuntze
  • Premna latifolia Roxb.
  • Premna latifolia var. cuneata C.B.Clarke
  • Premna latifolia var. gamblei Haines
  • Premna latifolia var. henryi D.Naras. ex A.Rajendran & P.Daniel
  • Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke
  • Premna latifolia var. mucronata (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke
  • Premna latifolia var. viburnoides C.B.Clarke
  • Premna mucronata Roxb.
  • Premna viburnoides Wall. ex Schauer
  • Premna viburnoides Wall. [1]

Premna mollissima, the dusky fire brand mark, is an 8m high small tree in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in India , Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Description

The bark is grey to white in color. Leaves simple, opposite; ovate or elliptic ovate; base rounded; apex acuminate.[2] Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color. Show corymbose cymes inflorescence. Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Premna mollissima Roth — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-165050. 
  2. ↑ "Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Premna+mollissima. 
  3. ↑ "Premna mollissima Roth | Species". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264097. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15354606 entry



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