Lamiaceae

Wild sage

Gmelina philippensis Cham.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Gmelina

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Wild sage (Gmelina philippensis) — FlowerPhoto: Paco Cardenas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 四川石梓, 菲律宾石梓
English: Wild sage
Filipino: Alu-alupihan
Vietnamese: Tu hú philippin

Synonyms

Gmelina asiatica var. philippensis (Cham.) Bakh.
Gmelina bracteata Burck
Gmelina finlaysoniana Wall. ex Kuntze
Gmelina finlaysoniana f. colorata Kuntze
Gmelina finlaysoniana f. viridibracteata Kuntze
Gmelina finlaysoniana var. silvestris Kuntze
Gmelina hystrix Schult. ex Kurz
Gmelina inermis Blanco
Gmelina philippensis f. colorata (Kuntze) Moldenke
Gmelina philippensis f. transitoria Moldenke
Gmelina philippensis f. viridibracteata (Kuntze) Moldenke
Gmelina szechwanensis K.Yao
Gmelina thothathriana A.Rajendran & P.Daniel

Flowers

In flower: September to December (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Paco Cardenas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pbsg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Janelle Jkhjung, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: thomas_oswald, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ullaspa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Iveta Billova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Yathish Rao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Janelle Jkhjung, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.