Premna odorata

Premna odorata, the fragrant premna, is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family.^[2] It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Yunnan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia, and naturalized in southern Florida.^[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Premna odorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Premna
Species:	P. odorata
Binomial name
Premna odorata Blanco[1]
Synonyms[2]
List *Gumira flavescens Kuntze *Gumira leucostoma (Miq.) Kuntze *Gumira odorata (Blanco) Kuntze *Gumira vestita (Schauer) Kuntze *Premna cumingiana var. pierreana (Dop) P.H.Hô *Premna curranii H.J.Lam *Premna depauperata Merr. *Premna goeringii Turcz. *Premna hamiltonii J.L.Ellis *Premna inaequilateralis Beer & H.J.Lam *Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke *Premna leucostoma Miq. *Premna maclurei Merr. *Premna odorata var. detergibilis (C.B.Clarke) Moldenke *Premna odorata var. pierreana (Dop) Moldenke *Premna peekelii H.J.Lam *Premna rubens (C.B.Clarke) Ridl. *Premna rufidula Miq. *Premna ruttenii H.J.Lam *Premna subscandens Merr. *Premna vestita Schauer

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A small tree rarely reaching 10 m, it is used as a source for traditional medicine in the Philippines, and is planted occasionally as an ornamental there and elsewhere.^[4]

The island of Siargao in the Philippines is named after P. odorata (known as siargaw or saliargaw in the local languages).^[5]