Lamiaceae FAMILY

Gmelina moluccana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gmelina moluccana is an evergreen tree that can grow from 9 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 100cm in diameter, with or without buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 1007 Title A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329 Author de Kok, Rogier Website http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 1874-933X Description A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood - the wood is also traded. It is also said to be cultivated for its wood[ 1007 Title A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329 Author de Kok, Rogier Website http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 1874-933X Description A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Moluccas) to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

HabitatPrimary and secondary, well drained, (rain) forests, sometimes associated with Araucaria hunsteinii; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 1007 Title A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329 Author de Kok, Rogier Website http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN 1874-933X Description A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].