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Gmelina philippensis
Also called Parrots Peak
In Singapore: Purple Bulang, Bulongan, Bulang, Pekan, Parrot's Beak, Bulangan, Bulangan Duri (Naturalised in Singapore)
Gmelina philippensis, known as wild sage or parrot's peak, is a scrambling shrub or tree of wet tropical forests from eastern Thailand and Vietnam to the Philippines. Grow it warm, humid and reasonably moist in a sunny or lightly shaded spot.
Gmelina philippensis is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae (but was previously placed in the Verbenaceae). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gmelina philippensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
