Gmelina

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
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]

Species

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]

  • Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, S. China, (mainland southeast Asia region)
  • Gmelina asiatica L. – India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Thailand, Vietnam, (southeast Asia)
  • Gmelina australis de Kok – Northern Territory, Australia
  • Gmelina basifilum de Kok – New Guinea, New Britain
  • Gmelina chinensis Benth. – S. China, Laos, Vietnam[5]
  • Gmelina dalrympleana (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam – Wet tropics & Cape York, Australia, New Guinea[6]
  • Gmelina delavayana Dop – Sichuan & Yunnan, China endemic[7]
  • Gmelina elliptica Sm. – India, Burma, S. China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, (SE. Asia)
  • Gmelina evoluta (Däniker) Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • Gmelina fasciculiflora Benth., Northern white beech – Wet Tropics Australia
  • Gmelina hainanensis Oliver – S. China, Vietnam
  • Gmelina hollrungii de Kok – Moluccas, New Guinea, NT, N. Qld & WA, Australia as G. schlecteri,[8] Solomon Is.
  • Gmelina lecomtei Dop – Yunnan, Kwantung, Hainan, China, Laos, Vietnam[9]
  • Gmelina ledermannii H.J.Lam – New Guinea
  • Gmelina leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth., White beech – eastern NSW & QLD, Australia
  • Gmelina lepidota Scheff. – Moluccas, New Guinea, New Britain
  • Gmelina lignum-vitreum Guillaumin – endangered New Caledonia endemic
  • Gmelina magnifica Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • Gmelina moluccana (Blume) Backer ex K.Heyne – Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Is.
  • Gmelina neocaledonica S.Moore – New Caledonia
  • Gmelina palawensis H.J.Lam
  • subsp. celebica (Moldenke) de Kok – Sulawesi
  • subsp. palawensis – Palau Is.
  • Gmelina papuana Bakh. – New Guinea
  • Gmelina peltata de Kok – Solomon Is.
  • Gmelina philippensis Cham. – Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand
  • Gmelina racemosa (Lour.) Merr.; syn.: G. hainanensis Oliver – Hainan Island & southern China, Vietnam[10]
  • Gmelina salomonensis Bakh. – Solomon Is. endemic
  • Gmelina schlechteri H.J.Lam – New Guinea
  • Gmelina sessilis C.T.White & W.D.Francis – New Guinea, New Britain
  • Gmelina smithii Moldenke – New Guinea
  • Gmelina szechwanensis K. Yao – Sichuan China,[11] de Kok did not see the type specimen but considers this within G. philippinensis
  • Gmelina tholicola Mabb. – New Caledonia
  • Gmelina uniflora Stapf – Borneo endemic
  • Gmelina vitiensis (Seem.) A.C.Sm. – Fiji endemic

References
  1. de Kok, Rogier (13 July 2012). "A revision of the genus Gmelina (Lamiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 67 (3): 293–329. doi:10.1007/s12225-012-9382-4.
  2. "IPNI: Plant Name search: Gmelina". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. Conn, Barry J. (2001). "Gmelina – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET - The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.
  4. "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Gmelina". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  5. Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina chinensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  6. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Gmelina dalrympleana". Retrieved 18 Feb 2013.
  7. Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina delavayana". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  8. Hyland et al. (2010) [RFK 6.1] "Factsheet – Gmelina schlechteri". Retrieved 18 Feb 2013.
  9. Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina lecomtei". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  10. Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina hainanensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  11. Chen & Gilbert (1994) Flora of China. Online "Gmelina szechwanensis". Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.

Cited works
  • Chen, Shou-liang; Gilbert, Michael G. (1994). "Gmelina Linnaeus". efloras.org. Missouri Botanical Garden Press and Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Home". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 18 Mar 2013.
  • Gmelina villosa painting from "Flora de Filipinas … Gran edicion … Atlas I".
  • Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Gmelina asiatica in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Gmelina asiatica developing fruit, in the botanical garden of Kariyavattam University Campus, Trivandrum
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