Premna serratifolia L.

Premna serratifolia L., Mant. Pl. Altera 253 (1771). (1912).

Premna serratifolia L.; Photo by Jeff Drudge

Premna serratifolia L.; Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

Vietnamese name: 

Bọng cách, Cách

Chinese name: 

伞序臭黄荆 san xu xiu huang jing

English name: 

Latin name: 

Premna serratifolia L.

Family: 

Lamiaceae Martinov

Synonym name:

Cornutia corymbosa Burm.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 domestica Hassk.

Gumira foetida (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.

Gumira integrifolia Hassk.

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 abbreviata Miq.

Premna angustior (C.B.Clarke) Ridl.

Premna arborea Farw.

Premna atra Merr.

Premna attenuata R.Br.

Premna benguetensis C.B.Rob.

Premna benthamiana Domin

Premna borneensis H.J.Lam

Premna brongersmae H.J.Lam

Premna capitata A.Meeuse

Premna ceramensis Miq.

Premna congesta Merr.

Premna corymbosa var. madagascariensis Moldenke

Premna corymbosa var. obtusifolia (R.Br.) H.R.Fletcher

Premna cyclophylla Miq.

Premna dallachyana Benth.

Premna dallachyana var. obtusisepala Domin

Premna dallachyana var. typica Domin

Premna dentatifolia Moldenke

Premna foetida Reinw. ex Blume

Premna gaudichaudii Schauer

Premna glabra A.Gray ex Maxim.

Premna glandulifera Merr.

Premna glandulosa Merr.

Premna glycycocca F.Muell.

Premna guillauminii var. serrata Moldenke

Premna hircina Wall.

Premna integrifolia L.

Premna integrifolia Willd.

Premna integrifolia var. angustior C.B.Clarke

Premna integrifolia var. minor Ridl.

Premna integrifolia var. obtusifolia (R.Br.) C.Pei

Premna kunstleri King & Gamble

Premna laevigata Miq.

Premna lamii Moldenke

Premna leucostoma Náves ex Fern.-Vill.

Premna leytensis Merr.

Premna limbata Benth.

Premna lucidula Kurz

Premna macrophylla H.J.Lam

Premna media R.Br.

Premna membranifolia Merr.

Premna nauseosa Blanco

Premna nitida K.Schum.

Premna obtusifolia R.Br.

Premna obtusifolia var. angustior (C.B.Clarke) Moldenke

Premna obtusifolia var. gaudichaudii (Schauer) Moldenke

Premna obtusifolia var. madagascariensis (Moldenke) Moldenke

Premna obtusifolia var. minor (Ridl.) Moldenke

Premna obtusifolia var. pubescens Moldenke

Premna obtusifolia var. velutina Benth.

Premna octonervia Merr. & F.P.Metcalf

Premna opulifolia Miq.

Premna ovata R.Br.

Premna paniculata H.R.Fletcher

Premna papuana Wernham

Premna parviflora H.J.Lam

Premna perrottetii C.B.Clarke

Premna populifolia Miq.

Premna punctulata C.B.Clarke

Premna serratifolia var. minor (Ridl.) A.Rajendran & P.Daniel

Premna spinosa Roxb.

Premna subcordata Turcz.

Premna subglabra Merr.

Premna sumatrana Ridl.

Premna tateana F.M.Bailey

Premna tiliifolia Zipp. ex H.J.Lam & Bakh.

Premna timoriana Decne.

Premna truncata Turcz.

Premna woodii Moldenke

Premna wrayi King & Gamble

Scrophularioides arborea G.Forst.

Citharexylum paniculatum Poir.

Description: 

Premna serratifolia is a much-branched and sometimes spiny shrub or small tree with a low crown and branches that are often procumbent and root into the ground; it can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be quite short, it is up to 30cm in diameter.

The edible leaves are gathered from the wild for local use, and are sometimes sold in local markets. The plant also provides medicines, fibre and wood for local use. It is sometimes grown in hedges.

Flower and fruid season: 

Fl. and fr. Apr-Oct.

Distribution: 

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan), S and SE Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands and VietNam.

Ecological: 

Mixed and open forests on mountain slopes and along streams; 100-300 m. 

Chemical:

Alkaloid: premnin và ganiarin

Use:

Treatment of dysentery, pass urine, help digestion. The roots are a cure for abdominal pain, indigestion, fever.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- ipni.org