Premna mollissima

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.

Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification
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]

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". www.theplantlist.org.
  2. "Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info.
  3. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264097
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