Premna bengalensis C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gumira bengalensis (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Premna bengalensis C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical evergreen forests, near streams and river banks
  • Comments / notes : Hard yellowish wood is durable, used for making of house posts.
  • Key identification features : Trees or large shrubs, up to 10m high; Leaves elliptic, acuminate, entire, nerves stellately tomentose; Inflorescence branched panicle; branches elongate raceme like; Flowers creamy white; Drupes globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Not evaluated (IUCN).
  • Literature :
    • Herbarium collected by Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan AvUm Anusandhan Sansthan, Haridwar, Uttarkhand
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Premna bengalensis. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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World Distribution

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