Premna serratifolia

Botanical Description

Premna serratifolia is a much-branched and sometimes spiny shrub or small tree with a low crown and branches that are often procumbent and root into the ground; it can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be quite short, it is up to 30cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 615 Title Pharmacographia Indica Publication Author Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. Year 1890 ISBN Description Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century. ]. The plant often forms an important part of the local economy. It is commonly used as a food and a medicine, being gathered from the wild in large quantities for these purposes and often being sold in markets[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 1401 Title Vitamin C content of commonly eaten green leafy vegetables in fresh and under different storage conditions Publication Tropical Plant Research 2(3): 240-245, 2015 Author Umaramani M. & Sivakanesan R. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 2349 - 1183 Description , 2020 Title Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants Publication Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018 Author D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar Publisher Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada Year 2018 ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 Description ]. It also provides various materials, including wood, fibre and dyes,for local use, and can be grown as a hedge. for local use. It is cultivated as an ornamental and shade-providing tree, and is also sometimes grown in hedges[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ]. Premna serratifolia has a very wide range and does not appear to face major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].