Gmelina elliptica Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Gmelina

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It is thorny. It grows 2-4 m tall. The branches have spines in pairs. The leaves are velvety underneath. They are 3-10 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They are pointed at the tip.
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Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 4.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open secondary vegetation, especially near the coast, along roads and in other open sites, sometimes forming dense thickets; in Java at elevations from sea-level up to 500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal poison social use wood
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Therapeutic use Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Alopecia (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Earache (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Gmelina elliptica world distribution map, present in Andorra, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Mozambique, Philippines, Thailand, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Gmelina elliptica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:862937-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974029
COL ID 3GJJY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447676
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Synonyms

Gmelina elliptica Gmelina tonkinensis Gmelina villosa Gmelina integrifolia Gmelina tomentosa Gmelina asiatica var. villosa