Lamiaceae FAMILY
Gmelina dalrympleana
Gmelina dalrympleana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gmelina dalrympleana is an evergreen shrub or tree that can grow from 1 - 40 metres tall. The bole can range from 5 - 70cm 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 plant is harvested from the wild for its wood. It is cultivated as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, northern Queensland.
HabitatRainforest to open forest, dunes or swamps (in Papua New Guinea sometimes associated with Melaleuca or Eucalyptus-Banksia woodland), sometimes a shrub in savannah woodlands; at elevations up to 450 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. ].