Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Gmelina Rank Genus | Family Lamiaceae Higher classification Verbenaceae Order Lamiales | |
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Lower classifications Gmelina arborea, Gmelina hainanensis, Gmelina vitiensis, Gmelina lignum-vitreum | ||
Gmelina arborea an important herbal tree
Gmelina is a genus of plants in family Lamiaceae. It consists of about 35 species in Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, India and a few in Africa. Some species such as G. arborea have been planted and/or become naturalised in India, Africa and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of botanist Johann Georg Gmelin.
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Goodbye gmelina tree
Species
This listing draws from de Kok’s 2012 revision of this genus, and additional sources including IPNI, APNI and the Flora of China.
References
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