Taxon:  Premna herbacea Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Premna
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Viticoideae
Nomen number:
428198
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:80.  1832
Verified:
08/20/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Note: = Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke
  5. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  6. Humbert, J.-H., ed. 1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. Note: = Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke
  7. Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
  8. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  9. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
  10. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):415.
  11. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India). Note: = Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke
  12. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2001-2002. Flora of Maharashtra state. Note: = Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
  Asia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaEast Timor  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):415.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):415.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan, Jawa, Sumatera], Philippines, East Timor
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka

Reference(s)
  1. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  3. Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2009. A Synopsis of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 9:125-127.
  4. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  5. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):415.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):415.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=428198. Accessed 18 October 2026.