WorldFloraDB - Gmelina asiatica

Characteristics

A climbing shrub. It has many branches and thorns. The spines when present are short and simple. It grows 3 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is dark brown and becomes rough and cracked with age. The leaves are 2-4 cm long and often have 3 lobes. They are smooth and are paler underneath. The flowers are yellow and bell shaped. They have a prominent lower 'lip'. The fruit are small and pear shaped. They are 2-4 cm across.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	climber
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	3.0
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Nitrogen fixer	-
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It is common in undergrowth. It grows in moist places. In southern China it grows in mixed forests between 400-800 m above sea level.

More

Forest edges, thickets, dry forest and secondary vegetation; at elevations from sea-level up to 500 metres, occasionally to 1,000 metres.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The ripe fruits are eaten. They are also candied in sugar

Uses	environmental use fuel material medicinal
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	Antineoplastic agents (aerial part), Antioxidants (aerial part), Liver diseases (aerial part), Astringents (bark), Antifungal agents (flower), Hair loss (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Burns (fruit), Contraceptive agents (fruit), Dandruff (fruit), Eczema (fruit), Edema (fruit), Eye burn (fruit), Eye diseases (fruit), Inflammation (fruit), Leukorrhea (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Fever (leaf), Stomach ulcer (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antineoplastic agents (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Astringents (root), Common cold (root), Demulcents (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Edema (root), Gonorrhea (root), Hypoglycemic agents (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Stomach ulcer (root), Toothache (root), Stomach ulcer (stem), Alterative (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Yaws (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Fever (wood)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:862929-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000974017
COL ID	3GJJL
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	629774
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gmelina asiatica f. inermis Bignonia moluccana Bignonia discolor Gmelina lobata Gmelina paniculata Gmelina parvifolia Gmelina attenuata Gmelina asiatica Premna parvifolia Gmelina asiatica f. lobata Gmelina asiatica f. parvifolia

WorldFloraDB 2024

Gmelina asiatica L.

Asian bushbeech (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Gmelina