Premna mollissima

Premna mollissima, the dusky fire brand mark, is an 8m high small tree in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Dusky fire brand mark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Premna
Species:	P. mollissima
Binomial name
Premna mollissima Roth
Synonyms
Gumira mollissima (Roth) Kuntze Premna latifolia Roxb. Premna latifolia var. cuneata C.B.Clarke Premna latifolia var. gamblei Haines Premna latifolia var. henryi D.Naras. ex A.Rajendran & P.Daniel Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke Premna latifolia var. mucronata (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke Premna latifolia var. viburnoides C.B.Clarke Premna mucronata Roxb. Premna viburnoides Wall. ex Schauer Premna viburnoides Wall. [1]

Description

The bark is grey to white in color. Leaves simple, opposite; ovate or elliptic ovate; base rounded; apex acuminate.^[2] Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color. Show corymbose cymes inflorescence. Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds.^[3]