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Premna serratifolia

L. (1771)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Premna

Description

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Synonyms (103)

Citharexylum paniculatum Poir. (1823)
Cornutia corymbosa Burm.f. (1768)
Gumira abbreviata (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira attenuata (R.Br.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira ceramensis (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira cyclophylla (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira dallachyana (Benth.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira divaricata (Wall. ex Schauer) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira domestica Hassk. (1842)
Gumira foetida (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk. (1844)
Gumira integrifolia Hassk. (1844)
Gumira laevigata (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira limbata (Benth.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira nauseosa (Blanco) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira nitida (K.Schum.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira opulifolia (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira punctulata (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze (1891)
Gumira truncata (Turcz.) Kuntze (1891)
Premna abbreviata Miq. (1858)
Premna acuminatissima Merr. (1930)
Premna angustior (C.B.Clarke) Ridl. (1923)
Premna arborea Farw. (1919)
Premna atra Merr. (1941)
Premna attenuata R.Br. (1810)
Premna benguetensis C.B.Rob. (1908)
Premna benthamiana Domin (1928)
Premna borneensis H.J.Lam (1919)
Premna brongersmae H.J.Lam (1954)
Premna capitata A.Meeuse (1942)
Premna ceramensis Miq. (1858)
Premna congesta Merr. (1906)
Premna corymbosa (Burm.f.) Schauer (1847)
Premna corymbosa var. madagascariensis Moldenke (1951)
Premna corymbosa var. minor (Ridl.) H.R.Fletcher (1936)
Premna corymbosa var. obtusifolia (R.Br.) H.R.Fletcher (1936)
Premna corymbosa var. sambucina (Wall. ex Schauer) Moldenke (1942)
Premna cyclophylla Miq. (1858)
Premna dallachyana Benth. (1870)
Premna dallachyana var. obtusisepala Domin (1913)
Premna dallachyana var. typica Domin (1913)
Premna dentatifolia Moldenke (1954)
Premna divaricata Wall. ex Schauer (1847)
Premna foetida Reinw. ex Blume (1826)
Premna gaudichaudii Schauer (1847)
Premna glabra A.Gray ex Maxim. (1886)
Premna glandulifera Merr. (1929)
Premna glandulosa Merr. (1922)
Premna glycycocca F.Muell. (1862)
Premna guillauminii var. serrata Moldenke (1971)
Premna hircina Wall. (1840)
Premna integrifolia Willd. (1803)
Premna integrifolia subsp. dentatolabium H.J.Lam (1919)
Premna integrifolia subsp. truncatolabium H.J.Lam (1919)
Premna integrifolia var. angustior C.B.Clarke (1885)
Premna integrifolia var. minor Ridl. (1923)
Premna integrifolia var. obtusifolia (R.Br.) C.Pei (1932)
Premna kunstleri King & Gamble (1908)
Premna laevigata Miq. (1858)
Premna lamii Moldenke (1942)
Premna leucostoma Náves ex Fern.-Vill. (1880)
Premna leytensis Merr. (1917)
Premna limbata Benth. (1870)
Premna lucidula Kurz (1877)
Premna macrophylla H.J.Lam (1919)
Premna media R.Br. (1810)
Premna membranifolia Merr. (1913)
Premna nauseosa Blanco (1837)
Premna nitida K.Schum. (1889)
Premna obtusifolia R.Br. (1810)
Premna obtusifolia f. serratifolia (L.) Moldenke (1977)
Premna obtusifolia var. angustior (C.B.Clarke) Moldenke (1954)
Premna obtusifolia var. gaudichaudii (Schauer) Moldenke (1973)
Premna obtusifolia var. madagascariensis (Moldenke) Moldenke (1954)
Premna obtusifolia var. minor (Ridl.) Moldenke (1954)
Premna obtusifolia var. pubescens Moldenke (1954)
Premna obtusifolia var. serratifolia (L.) Moldenke (1974)
Premna obtusifolia var. velutina Benth. (1870)
Premna octonervia Merr. & F.P.Metcalf (1939)
Premna opulifolia Miq. (1858)
Premna ovata R.Br. (1810)
Premna paniculata H.R.Fletcher (1938)
Premna papuana Wernham (1916)
Premna parviflora H.J.Lam (1921)
Premna perrottetii C.B.Clarke (1885)
Premna populifolia Miq. (1861)
Premna punctulata C.B.Clarke (1885)
Premna sambucina Wall. ex Schauer (1847)
Premna serratifolia var. minor (Ridl.) A.Rajendran & P.Daniel (2001)
Premna spinosa Roxb. (1832)
Premna subcordata Turcz. (1863)
Premna subglabra Merr. (1906)
Premna sumatrana Ridl. (1926)
Premna syringifolia Zipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh. (1921)
Premna tahitensis var. rapensis F.Br. (1935)
Premna tahitensis var. rimatarensis F.Br. (1935)
Premna tateana F.M.Bailey (1891)
Premna tiliifolia Zipp. ex Span. (1841)
Premna timoriana Decne. (1834)
Premna truncata Turcz. (1862)
Premna woodii Moldenke (1962)
Premna wrayi King & Gamble (1908)
Scrophularioides arborea G.Forst. (1786)
Viburnum chinense Hook. & Arn. (1833)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mant. Pl. 2: 253 (1771)

Other References

Faccenda 2024a:103 (O? [single fertile tree, channelized Mānoa Stream], DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Premna serratifolia Koloa, Lawai Valley, Allerton Estate at Lawai-Kai Preserved_Specimen Tree of 9'; lvs dark glossy green with whitish-green mid-vein, below glossy green w/ raised whitish-green veins; corolla pale green; fruit glossy pale green ripening glossy dark bluish-black; flowers w/ bittersweet fragrance (9 am) Flynn, T.W. 5599 Kauai BISH 1994-08-15
2 Premna serratifolia Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, Medicinal Area Preserved_Specimen 7 m shrub; leaves glossy medium green, below dull green-olive green, raised whitish green veins; inflorescence and buds pale green; corolla white, greenish tinge; immature fruit pale green Flynn, T.W. 7303 Kauai BISH 2006-06-27
3 Premna serratifolia Koloa Dist.; NTBG, Med. area Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 6 ft.; lvs glossy medium to dark green w/pale green midrib & lateral veins, below dull pale green w/raised whitish veins; corolla pale green w/whitish lip, buds pale green. Flynn, T.W. 5476 Kauai BISH 1993-12-06
4 Premna serratifolia Waimea Arboretum, Honolulu full sun Preserved_Specimen spreading shrub 4 m; foliage has a lemon-like odor. Flowers white. Mature fruit black Lau, J. 2706 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
5 Premna serratifolia Napalai Coast, Limahuli Valley, just above mouth; Botanical Garden garden Preserved_Specimen shrub 3 m; leaves aromatic, panicles flat-topped, corollas pale green Fosberg, F.R. 64312 Kauai BISH 1984-03-30
6 Premna serratifolia Lyon Arboretum, 22-3-1 Preserved_Specimen Tree with scaly, gray-brown bark, white flowers, purple fruit Herbst, D.R. 683 Oahu BISH 1967-10-29
7 Premna serratifolia Honolulu, Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree 7 m; corollas white Miller, J.S. 7816 Oahu BISH 1992-07-28
8 Premna serratifolia Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree. Fruit unripe, greenish-white. Flowers: corolla white, odor pungent, unpleasant; calyx greenish white Miyashiro, Y. Oahu BISH 1964-07-02
9 Premna serratifolia Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree; fruit unripe, greenish-white; flowers: corolla white, odor pungent, unpleasant; calyx greenish-white Miyashiro, Y. Oahu BISH 1964-07-02
10 Premna serratifolia Kona District, Manoa Lyon Arboretum: Spathiphyllum Bank - underneath large Albizia tree that was removed. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 4 m tall in fruit and flower; stems white. Dunn, L. 563 Oahu BISH 2014-06-03
11 Premna serratifolia Manoa, where the Manoa stream runs under Pawaina St Growing from channelized area of Manoa stream. Growing from crack in concrete which was placed to channelize the stream. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 6 m tall, reaching up from stream bed to road level. Clearly not planted given it was growing from concrete. Flowers white. Fruits pale green when immature turning black when ripe Faccenda, K. 2721 Oahu BISH 2022-09-29
12 Premna serratifolia Honolulu, International Airport Preserved_Specimen young shoots with flw buds Hoe, W.J. 5457 Oahu BISH 1995-04-06
13 Premna serratifolia Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu. Site H-22-3-1 Preserved_Specimen 9 in. dbh; ht. 30 ft. Nagata, K.M. 230 Oahu BISH 1967-01-01
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