Species of plant
Premna odorata
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Lamiales
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Family:
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Lamiaceae
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Genus:
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Premna
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Species:
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P. odorata
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Binomial name
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Premna odorata
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Synonyms[2]
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- *Gumira flavescens Kuntze
- *Gumira leucostoma (Miq.) Kuntze
- *Gumira odorata (Blanco) Kuntze
- *Gumira vestita (Schauer) Kuntze
- *Premna cumingiana var. pierreana (Dop) P.H.Hô
- *Premna curranii H.J.Lam
- *Premna depauperata Merr.
- *Premna goeringii Turcz.
- *Premna hamiltonii J.L.Ellis
- *Premna inaequilateralis Beer & H.J.Lam
- *Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke
- *Premna leucostoma Miq.
- *Premna maclurei Merr.
- *Premna odorata var. detergibilis (C.B.Clarke) Moldenke
- *Premna odorata var. pierreana (Dop) Moldenke
- *Premna peekelii H.J.Lam
- *Premna rubens (C.B.Clarke) Ridl.
- *Premna rufidula Miq.
- *Premna ruttenii H.J.Lam
- *Premna subscandens Merr.
- *Premna vestita Schauer
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Premna odorata is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family.[2] It is commonly known as fragrant premna, and is native to the Indian subcontinent, Yunnan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Northern Australia, and naturalized in southern Florida[3]
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.[4]
The island of Siargao in the Philippines is named after P. odorata (known as siargaw or saliargaw in the local languages).[5]
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