| Common Name: |
Creek Premna |
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| Family: |
Verbenaceae |
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| Form and Size: |
A spreading shrub or small tree growing up to 2 - 4m high. |
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| Distribution: |
Across northern tropical Australia, usually along watercourses or
in seasonally wet areas but is also found in monsoon forests and vine
thickets. |
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| Leaves: |
Leaves are arranged in opposite direction, broadly egg-shaped with
smooth, leathery textured. It is light green in colour with prominent
veins and middle rib raised beneath. |
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| Flowers: |
Green-cream in colour, borne on spreading terminal panicles about
10 - 20cm across. |
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| Flowering Period: |
January to June. |
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| Fruit: |
Fruits are black, smooth and globular in shape about 0.3 - 0.6cm
in diameter. |
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| Cultivation/Notes: |
Propagate from seed. Aborigines used this plant to treat the stings
of Stonefish and Stingray as well as spear wounds. |
