Lamiaceae FAMILY

Gmelina elliptica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gmelina elliptica is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree, sometimes with straggling growth, that can grow up to 13 metres tall but is more likely to be from 1 - 5 metres tall. The bole can be up to 25cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The plant is cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatOpen 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[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].