Lamiaceae FAMILY
Gmelina lepidota
Gmelina lepidota
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gmelina lepidota is an evergreen tree that can grow from 7.5 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 3 - 60cm in diameter[ 1007 Title A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329 Author de Kok, Rogier Website http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 1874-933X Description A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Moluccas) to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago
HabitatGrowing from rainforest to xerophytic or open vegetation, sometimes dominated by Myrtaceae (notably Eucalyptopsis papuana); at elevations from 10 - 1,000 metres[ 1007 Title A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329 Author de Kok, Rogier Website http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 1874-933X Description A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].