Lamiaceae

Fragrant premna

Premna odorata Blanco

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Premna

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: شوجب أحمر
bik: Adgaw
Chinese: 毛魚臭木, 毛鱼臭木, 毛鱼臭目, 弯毛臭黄荆, 攀援臭黃荆, 攀援臭黄荆, 对木叶, 楔叶豆腐柴
English: Fragrant premna
Filipino: Alagaw
pag: Agdao

Synonyms

Gumira leucostoma (Miq.) Kuntze
Gumira odorata (Blanco) Kuntze
Gumira vestita (Schauer) Kuntze
Premna cumingiana var. pierreana (Dop) P.H.Hô
Premna curranii H.J.Lam
Premna depauperata Merr.
Premna depauperata var. oswaldiana Moldenke
Premna depauperata var. serrulata Moldenke
Premna flavescens var. rubens C.B.Clarke
Premna goeringii Turcz.
Premna inaequilateralis Beer & H.J.Lam
Premna latifolia var. cuneata C.B.Clarke
Premna latifolia var. major Moldenke
Premna leucostoma Miq.
Premna maclurei Merr.
Premna oblongata var. puberula H.J.Lam
Premna odorata var. detergibilis (C.B.Clarke) Moldenke
Premna odorata var. pierreana (Dop) Moldenke
Premna peekelii H.J.Lam
Premna rubens (C.B.Clarke) Ridl.
Premna rufidula Miq.
Premna ruttenii H.J.Lam
Premna subscandens Merr.
Premna subscandens var. minutiflora Moldenke
Premna tomentosa var. detergibilis C.B.Clarke
Premna tomentosa var. pierreana Dop
Premna vestita Schauer

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.