Lamiaceae FAMILY

Gmelina salomonensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gmelina salomonensis is an evergreen tree that can grow 6 - 40 metres tall. The bole can be 12 - 400cm (is this a typo for 40cm?[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ]) in diameter with buttresses[ 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 is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern Pacific - Solomon Islands

HabitatPrimary and secondary forest, sometimes well drained, often along ridges, sometimes the co-dominant tree with Campnosperma; at elevations up to 700 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. ].