Biology:Premna odorata
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Short description: Species of plant
| Premna odorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Premna |
| Species: | P. odorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Premna odorata Blanco[1]
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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]
References
- ↑ Fl. Filip. 488. 1837
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Premna odorata Blanco". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:864355-1.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Dianita, Roza; Jantan, Ibrahim (9 May 2017). "Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of the genus Premna: A review". Pharmaceutical Biology 55 (1): 1715–1739. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1323225. PMID 28486830.
- ↑ Paredes, Francis Tom; Paredes, Sheila (2017). The Monosyllabic root -ao in Mindanao Languages. 8th Annual In-house Review of the Research Office of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology. Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
Wikidata ☰ Q11128684 entry
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