Parrot's Beak

Description

Gmelina philippensis is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae (but previously placed on the Verbenaceae).No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. Gmelina is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae.It consists of about 35 species in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Southeast Asia, India and a few in Africa. Some species such as G. arborea have been planted and/or become naturalised in India, Africa and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of botanist Johann Georg Gmelin.