Premna odorata

Premna odorata, known as fragrant premna, is a species in the genus Premna (part of the family Lamiaceae) native to the Indian Subcontinent, Yunnan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia, and naturalized in southern Florida[2]

Premna odorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna
Species:
P. odorata
Binomial name
Premna odorata
Synonyms
  • Gumira odorata (Blanco) Kuntze
  • Gumira vestita (Schauer) Kuntze
  • Premna curranii H.J.Lam
  • Premna flavida Miq.
  • Premna goeringii Turcz.
  • Premna vestita Schauer

A small tree rarely reaching 10 m, it is used as a source for traditional medicine in the Philippines, and is planted occasionally as an ornamental there and elsewhere.[3]

The island of Siargao in the Philippines is named after P. odorata (known as siargaw or saliargaw in the local languages).[4]

References
  1. Fl. Filip. 488. 1837
  2. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. Dianita, Roza; Jantan, Ibrahim (9 May 2017). "Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of the genus Premna: A review". Pharmaceutical Biology. 55 (1): 1715–1739. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1323225. PMC 6130445. PMID 28486830.
  4. Paredes, Francis Tom; Paredes, Sheila (2017). The Monosyllabic root -ao in Mindanao Languages. 8th Annual In-house Review of the Research Office of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology. Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
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