Premna mollissima

Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
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.

The Dusky fire brand mark, (Premna mollissima), is a 8m high small tree in the Verbenaceae family. It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The bark is grey to white in color. Leaves simple, opposite; ovate or elliptic ovate; base rounded; apex acuminate. Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color. Show corymbose cymes inflorescence. Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds.