Premna mollissima explained

Premna mollissima, the dusky fire brand mark, is an 8m high small tree in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Description

The bark is grey to white in color. Leaves simple, opposite; ovate or elliptic ovate; base rounded; apex acuminate.[1] Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color. Show corymbose cymes inflorescence. Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premna mollissima - Useful Tropical Plants. Tropical.theferns.info.
  2. Web site: Premna mollissima Roth | Species. Indiabiodiversity.org. 25 November 2021.