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Gmelina

Gmelina
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Gmelina arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Gmelina
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Gmelina is a genus of plants in family Lamiaceae. It consists of about 35 species in Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, India and a few in Africa. Some species such as G. arborea have been planted and/or become naturalised in India, Africa and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of botanist Johann Georg Gmelin.

This listing draws from de Kok’s 2012 revision of this genus, and additional sources including IPNI, APNI and the Flora of China.

Gmelina villosa painting from "Flora de Filipinas … Gran edicion … Atlas I".

Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Gmelina asiatica developing fruit, in the botanical garden of Kariyavattam University Campus, Trivandrum



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