Premna cumingiana (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Premna cumingiana Schauer

Protologue: DC., Prodr. 11: 634 (1847).

Synonyms

• Premna cardiophylla Schauer (1847).

Vernacular names

• Philippines: magilik (Tagalog), manaba (Bikol, Bukidnon), banaba (Ibanag), alagau (Panay Bisaya).

Distribution

The Philippines and Sulawesi.

Uses

An infusion of the leaves is reported to be used in the Philippines as a diuretic to treat dropsy.

Observations

• A small tree up to at least 8 m tall.
• Leaves broadly ovate to subrotundate, 10.5-30(-42) cm × 8-20(-25) cm, densely tomentose with branched or stellate hairs, particularly beneath, petiolate.
• Flowers with white corolla.
• Fruit subglobose, about 5 mm long.

P. cumingiana occurs mainly in secondary forest up to 1000 m altitude.

Selected sources

• [1178] Quisumbing, E., 1978. Medicinal plants of the Philippines. Katha Publishing Co., Quezon City, the Philippines. 1262 pp.

Main genus page

• Premna (Medicinal plants)
• Premna (Timbers)

Authors

• L.B. Cardenas