Gmelina philippensis

Gmelina hystrix, Kurz. A large spiny scandent shrub: lvs. 3 x 1 ½ in., entire, glaucous beneath: fls. in dense terminal cymes, the bracts very large and nervose, colored; corolla about 2 in. across, yellow, but not hairy on the outside as in G. asiatica. E. Indies. — A sprawling plant with the habit of bougainvillea.

N. Taylor.