Premna punduana Wall. ex Schauer

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gumira punduana (Wall. ex Schauer) Kuntze; Surfacea punduana (Wall. ex Schauer) Moldenke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Premna punduana Wall. ex Schauer
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Large evergreen trees; Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic or elliptic-oblong; margin smooth; Flowers in terminal inflorescences, bisexual; sepals 5, fused; petals 5, 2-lipped, fused, white; stamens 4, free, didynamous, filaments short; style linear, stigma shortly bipartite; Fruits globose, stony; green when young, black when mature, 1-4 seeded; seeds oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 522-523
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 271
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Premna punduana. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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