Premna serratifolia

Premna serratifolia
	Leaves and young fruit
Conservation status
	; Least Concern(IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Premna
Species:	P. serratifolia
Binomial name
	Premna serratifolia; L.
Synonyms
	List Premna obtusifoliaf.serratifolia(L.) Moldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.serratifolia(L.) Moldenke; Cornutia corymbosaBurm.f.; Gumira abbreviata(Miq.) Kuntze; Gumira attenuata(R.Br.) Kuntze; Gumira ceramensis(Miq.) Kuntze; Gumira cyclophylla(Miq.) Kuntze; Gumira dallachyana(Benth.) Kuntze; Gumira divaricata(Wall. ex Schauer) Kuntze; Gumira domesticaHassk.; Gumira foetida(Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.; Gumira integrifoliaHassk.; Gumira laevigata(Miq.) Kuntze; Gumira limbata(Benth.) Kuntze; Gumira nauseosa(Blanco) Kuntze; Gumira nitida(K.Schum.) Kuntze; Gumira opulifolia(Miq.) Kuntze; Gumira punctulata(C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Gumira truncata(Turcz.) Kuntze; Premna abbreviataMiq.; Premna acuminatissimaMerr.; Premna angustior(C.B.Clarke) Ridl.; Premna arboreaFarw.; Premna atraMerr.; Premna attenuataR.Br.; Premna benguetensisC.B.Rob.; Premna benthamianaDomin; Premna borneensisH.J.Lam; Premna brongersmaeH.J.Lam; Premna capitataA.Meeuse; Premna ceramensisMiq.; Premna congestaMerr.; Premna corymbosa(Burm.f.) Schauer; Premna corymbosavar.madagascariensisMoldenke; Premna corymbosavar.minor(Ridl.) H.R.Fletcher; Premna corymbosavar.obtusifolia(R.Br.) H.R.Fletcher; Premna corymbosavar.sambucina(Wall. ex Schauer) Moldenke; Premna cyclophyllaMiq.; Premna dallachyanaBenth.; Premna dallachyanavar.obtusisepalaDomin; Premna dallachyanavar.typicaDomin in Repert.; Premna dentatifoliaMoldenke; Premna divaricataWall. ex Schauer; Premna foetidaReinw. ex Blume; Premna gaudichaudiiSchauer; Premna glabraA.Gray ex Maxim.; Premna glanduliferaMerr.; Premna glandulosaMerr.; Premna glycycoccaF.Muell.; Premna guillauminiivar.serrataMoldenke; Premna hircinaWall.; Premna integrifoliaL.; Premna integrifoliaWilld.; Premna integrifoliavar.angustiorC.B.Clarke; Premna integrifoliasubsp.dentatolabiumH.J.Lam; Premna integrifoliavar.minorRidl.; Premna integrifoliavar.obtusifolia(R.Br.) C.Pei; Premna integrifoliasubsp.truncatolabiumH.J.Lam; Premna kunstleriKing & Gamble; Premna laevigataMiq.; Premna lamiiMoldenke; Premna leucostomaNáves ex Fern.-Vill.; Premna leytensisMerr.; Premna limbataBenth.; Premna lucidulaKurz; Premna macrophyllaH.J.Lam; Premna mediaR.Br.; Premna membranifoliaMerr.; Premna nauseosaBlanco; Premna nitidaK.Schum.; Premna obtusifoliaR.Br.; Premna obtusifoliavar.angustior(C.B.Clarke) Moldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.gaudichaudii(Schauer) Moldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.madagascariensis(Moldenke) Moldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.minor(Ridl.) Moldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.pubescensMoldenke; Premna obtusifoliavar.velutinaBenth.; Premna octonerviaMerr. & F.P.Metcalf; Premna opulifoliaMiq.; Premna ovataR.Br.; Premna paniculataH.R.Fletcher; Premna papuanaWernham; Premna parvifloraH.J.Lam; Premna perrottetiiC.B.Clarke; Premna populifoliaMiq.; Premna punctulataC.B.Clarke; Premna sambucinaWall. ex Schauer; Premna serratifoliavar.minor(Ridl.) A.Rajendran & P.Daniel; Premna spinosaRoxb.; Premna subcordataTurcz.; Premna subglabraMerr.; Premna sumatranaRidl.; Premna syringifoliaZipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh.; Premna tahitensisvar.rapensisF.Br.; Premna tahitensisvar.rimatarensisF.Br.; Premna tateanaF.M.Bailey; Premna tiliifoliaZipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh.; Premna timorianaDecne.; Premna truncataTurcz.; Premna woodiiMoldenke; Premna wrayiKing & Gamble; Scrophularioides arboreaG.Forst.; Citharexylum paniculatumPoir.; Viburnum chinenseHook. & Arn.;

Premna serratifoliais a species of small tree orshrub^[2]in the familyLamiaceae.It blooms and fruits between May and November.^[3]During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees.^[4]

Habitat

It mostly grow in moist sandy soil and scrub jungles along seacoasts andmangrove forests.^[3]In the Philippines, particularly inCebu Island,it is usually found in the interior, watery forests of Southern Cebu.

Description

Trees, to 7 m high. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 4–14 mm, slender, pubescent, grooved above; lamina 2.5-8.5 x 2–7.2 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, base acute, obtuse, subcordate or rounded, apex acuminate, mucronate, obtuse, margin entire or subserrate, glabrous above except along the appressed midrib, chartaceous; lateral nerves 3-5 pair, pinnate, prominent, puberulous beneath; intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in terminal corymbose panicled cymes; bracts small; calyx small campanulate, 2 lipped, 5 lobed; corolla tube short, villous inside, lobes 5; stamens 4, didynamous, inserted below the throat of the corolla tube; anther ovate; ovary superior, 2-4-celled, ovules 4; style linear; stigma shortly bifid. Fruit a drupe, seated on the calyx, globose, purple; seeds oblong.^[3]

Medicinal uses

The plant is extensively used in Indian traditional medicine. Studies on the root wood ofP. serattifolialed to the isolation ofacteoside,a glucoside derivative.^[5]The root bark of the plant which showed biological activities have also shown to contain a potent cytotoxic and antioxidantditerpene,11,12,16-trihydroxy-2-oxo-5-methyl-10-demethyl-abieta-1[10],6, 8,11,13-pentene.^[6]

Culinary uses

In Vietnam, the aromatic leaves ofP. serratifoliaare used to cook in some braise or stir fry dishes with chicken, eels or frogs.^{[citation needed]}

References

^Razafiniary, V. (2021)."Premna serratifolia".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2021:e.T66295794A68121996.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T66295794A68121996.en.Retrieved20 November2021.
^Description given by G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. Referred from indiabiodiversity portalhttp://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230814
^^a ^b ^cDescribed by Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi in India biodiversity portalhttp://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230814
^The media files included gives the required verity.
^Bose LV, Varghese GK, Habtemariam S. 2013. Identification of acteoside as the active antioxidant principle ofPremna serratifoliaroot wood tissues.Phytopharmacology4:228–236
^Habtemariam, S., Varghese, G.K. (2015). A Novel Diterpene Skeleton: Identification of a highly aromatic, cytotoxic and antioxidant 5-methyl-10-demethyl-abietane-typediterpene fromPremna serratifoliaPhytotherapy Research29(1),80-85.