Lamiaceae FAMILY
Gmelina fasciculiflora
Gmelina fasciculiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gmelina fasciculiflora is an often deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown; it usually grows 10 - 30 metres tall, but at times it can be as small as 4 metres. The bole can vary from 12 - 80cm 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 tree yields a high quality timber, valued for wood carving. It is often harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - northeast Queensland.
HabitatRainforests, or along rivers and beaches at elevations up to 760 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. ]. Found in well developed lowland and upland rain forest on a variety of sites[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].