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Premna mollissima

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Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Premna mollissima Roth — The Plant List". Theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ "Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants". Tropical.theferns.info.
  3. ^ "Premna mollissima Roth | Species". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 25 November 2021.