Badhara bush

Gmelina elliptica

family

Lamiaceae

origin

Exotic

declaration

Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)

Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)

Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.

Common names

Asiatic beechberry, Common bulang, Oval-leafed gmelina, Parrot's beak.

Highly variable, thorny shrub or small tree, 2-4m tall (occasionally up to 10m). It has yellow, tubular flowers turning to a yellow, pear-shaped fruit.

Leaf arrangement:Simple
Leaf form:Opposite
Yellow
Green

Impact

Impact

Forms dense thickets, shading out useful pasture species preventing stock movement and decreasing biodiversity. For more information see the Queensland Government

Location

Location

Characteristics

Characteristics

Similar Species

Similar Species

Control Methods