Gmelina salomonensis
Bakh.
Lamiaceae
Gmelina moluccana elliptica (Moldenke) Moldenke
Gmelina moluccana glabrescens (Moldenke) Moldenke
Common Name:
General Information
Gmelina salomonensis is an evergreen tree that can grow 6 - 40 metres tall. The bole can be 12 - 400cm (is this a typo for 40cm?[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]) in diameter with buttresses[
1007- Title
- A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329
- Author
- de Kok, Rogier
- Website
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1874-933X
- Description
- A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1007- Title
- A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329
- Author
- de Kok, Rogier
- Website
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1874-933X
- Description
- A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Western Pacific - Solomon Islands
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, sometimes well drained, often along ridges, sometimes the co-dominant tree with Campnosperma; at elevations up to 700 metres[
1007- Title
- A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329
- Author
- de Kok, Rogier
- Website
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1874-933X
- Description
- A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants can flower and produce fruit all year round[
1007- Title
- A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329
- Author
- de Kok, Rogier
- Website
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1874-933X
- Description
- A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The brownish-white wood is hard. It is used for making canoes[
1007- Title
- A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin Vol. 67: 293 - 329
- Author
- de Kok, Rogier
- Website
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236278737
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1874-933X
- Description
- A detailed revision, it also often gives plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
