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