Gmelina

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Gmelina
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Gmelina arborea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily:
Genus: Gmelina
L.[1][2]

Gmelina is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae.[1][3][4] It consists of about 35 species in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, 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.

Species[]

This listing draws from de Kok's 2012 revision of this genus,[1] and additional sources including IPNI, APNI and the Flora of China.[2]

  • Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, S. China, (mainland southeast Asia region)
  • Gmelina asiatica L. – India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Thailand, Vietnam, (southeast Asia)
  • de Kok – Northern Territory, Australia
  • de Kok – New Guinea, New Britain
  • Benth. – S. China, Laos, Vietnam[5]
  • (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam – Wet tropics & Cape York, Australia, New Guinea[6]
  • Dop – Sichuan & Yunnan, China endemic[7]
  • Sm. – India, Burma, S. China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, (SE. Asia)
  • (Däniker) Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • Gmelina fasciculiflora Benth., Northern white beech – Wet Tropics Australia
  • Gmelina hainanensis Oliver – S. China, Vietnam
  • de Kok – Moluccas, New Guinea, NT, N. Qld & WA, Solomon Is.
  • Dop – Yunnan, Kwantung, Hainan, China, Laos, Vietnam[8]
  • H.J.Lam – New Guinea
  • Gmelina leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth., White beech – eastern NSW & QLD, Australia
  • Scheff. – Moluccas, New Guinea, New Britain
  • Gmelina lignum-vitreum Guillaumin – endangered New Caledonia endemic
  • Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • (Blume) Backer ex K.Heyne – Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Is.
  • S.Moore – New Caledonia
  • H.J.Lam
  • (Moldenke) de Kok – Sulawesi
  • – Palau Is.
  • Bakh. – New Guinea
  • de Kok – Solomon Is.
  • Gmelina philippensis Cham. – Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand
  • (Lour.) Merr.; syn.: G. hainanensis Oliver – Hainan Island & southern China, Vietnam[9]
  • Bakh. – Solomon Is. endemic
  • H.J.Lam – New Guinea
  • C.T.White & W.D.Francis – New Guinea, New Britain
  • Moldenke – New Guinea
  • Gmelina szechwanensis – Sichuan China,[10] de Kok did not see the type specimen but considers this within G. philippinensis
  • Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • Stapf – Borneo endemic
  • Gmelina vitiensis (Seem.) A.C.Sm. – Fiji endemic

References[]

  1. ^ a b c de Kok, Rogier (13 July 2012). "A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 67 (3): 293–329. doi:10.1007/s12225-012-9382-4. S2CID 12392280.
  2. ^ a b "IPNI: Plant Name search: Gmelina". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ Conn, Barry J. (2001). "Gmelina – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET - The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
  4. ^ "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Gmelina". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  5. ^ Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina chinensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  6. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Gmelina dalrympleana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina delavayana". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  8. ^ Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina lecomtei". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  9. ^ Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina hainanensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  10. ^ Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina szechwanensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.

Cited works[]

Gallery[]

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

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