Premna mollissima

Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Premna
Species:	P. mollissima
Binomial name
	Premna mollissima; Roth
Synonyms
	Gumira mollissima (Roth) Kuntze ; Premna latifolia Roxb. ; Premna latifolia var. cuneata C.B.Clarke ; Premna latifolia var. gamblei Haines ; Premna latifolia var. henryi D.Naras. ex A.Rajendran & P.Daniel; Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke ; Premna latifolia var. mucronata (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke ; Premna latifolia var. viburnoides C.B.Clarke ; Premna mucronata Roxb. ; Premna viburnoides Wall. ex Schauer ; Premna viburnoides Wall. ;

Premna mollissima, the dusky fire brand mark, is an 8m high small tree in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Description[edit]

The bark is grey to white in color. Leaves simple, opposite; ovate or elliptic ovate; base rounded; apex acuminate.^[2] Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color. Show corymbose cymes inflorescence. Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Premna mollissima Roth — The Plant List". Theplantlist.org.
^ "Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants". Tropical.theferns.info.
^ "Premna mollissima Roth | Species". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[1] "Premna mollissima Roth — The Plant List". Theplantlist.org.

[2] "Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants". Tropical.theferns.info.

[3] "Premna mollissima Roth | Species". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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