Gmelina philippensis

• Botanical Name : Gmelina philippensis Cham.
• Synonyms : Gmelina hystrix Schult. ex Kurz
• Common Name : Parrot's Beak, Hedgehog
• Plant Family : Verbenaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 27

About Gmelina philippensis Plant :

• Habit : A large spinous shrubby climber.
• Leaves : Elliptic, entire, smooth, with scattered round glands beneath.
• Inflorescence : Pendulous panicles.
• Flowers :
  • Yellow flower enclosed in large membranous purple-veined bracts.
  • Calyx small, bell-shaped.
  • Corolla tube short, limb much swollen about and curved, bilipped, lobes 4 or more.
  • Stamens 4 or more, didynamous, anthers large, slightly separate.
  • Ovary 4-celled.
• Fruit : Drupe ovoid, yellow when ripe.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August-December
• Significance : Very commonly cultivated in the gardens.