Premna odorata explained
Premna odorata is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is commonly known as fragrant premna, and is native to the Indian subcontinent, Yunnan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Northern Australia, and naturalized in southern Florida[1]
A small tree rarely reaching 10m, it is used as a source for traditional medicine in the Philippines, and is planted occasionally as an ornamental there and elsewhere.[2]
The island of Siargao in the Philippines is named after P. odorata (known as siargaw or saliargaw in the local languages).[3]
See also
Notes and References
- http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Premna%20odorata.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- Dianita . Roza . Jantan . Ibrahim . 9 May 2017 . Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of the genus Premna: A review . Pharmaceutical Biology . 55 . 1 . 1715–1739 . 10.1080/13880209.2017.1323225 . 28486830 . 6130445.
- Book: Paredes . Francis Tom . Paredes . Sheila . The Monosyllabic root -ao in Mindanao Languages . 2017 . 8th Annual In-house Review of the Research Office of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology. Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology.
