Flowers; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Nigeria; 2/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit in the dry season; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit in the rainy season; Nigeria; 6/2008 © Ralf Biechele
Identifier: 1242 Date of entry: 07.04.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Beechwood
Mandarin: 云南石梓 (yun nan shi zi)
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Gmelina (1)
Epithet: arborea Roxb. (6)
Synonym: Gmelina sinuata Link
arborea => like a tree
sinuata => having a deep, wavy margin
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: orange, yellow
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