Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Clerodendrum buchholzii Gürke [family LABIATAE], in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 18: 176 (1893); F.T.A. 5: 301; Thomas l.c. 69.
Clerodendrum preussii Gürke [family LABIATAE], l.c175 (1893); F.T.A5: 302; Thomas l.c69
Clerodendrum schifferi A. Chev. [family LABIATAE], Bot509, name only.
Distribution
Guin.: Dalaba (Sept.) Schnell 6871! Kouria (Sept., Oct.) Caille in Hb. Chev. 14899; 15049!S. L.: Bumba (Sept.) Thomas 1921! Gbangbama (fr. Nov.) Deighton 2358! Rokupr (Sept.) Jordan 124! Njala (fr. Oct.) Deighton 2530! Loma Mts. (Sept.) Jaeger 1634!Lib.: Du R. (July, Aug.) Linder 184! 252! Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 730! Browntown, Tchien Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 7082!Iv. C.: Kéeta (July) Chev. 19320. Bingerville Chev. 16009; 16010; 20150.Ghana: Aburi (July-Sept.) Johnson 169! Gould! Kibi (Sept.) Vigne FH 4256! Akwapim (Aug.) Johnson 771! Tafo (Aug.) Darko WACRI 946!S. Nig.: Lagos Punch! Olode Oshonde, Ibadan (Oct.) Moses 8 Jonathan FHI 19181! Ama Ekpelima (Sept.) Jones FHI 6721! Ukpon F.R., Obubra Dist. (July) Latilo FHI 31876! Oban Talbot![Br.] Cam.: Cam. Mt., 3,000-6,000 ft. (fl. 8 fr. Jan., fr. Apr.) Maitland 311! Hutch. 8 Metcalfe 5! Keay FHI 28580! S. Bakundu F.R., Kumba (Apr.) Olorunfemi FHI 30520! Likomba (Oct.) Mildbr. 10507! Mamfe (Mar.) Onochie FHI 34838! Bamenda to Bafut (Aug.) Savory UCI 322!F. Po: (fr. Nov.) T. Vogel 157! Moka, 4,000 ft., Plateau area (Dec.) Boughey 62! Mt. Balea (Dec.) Guinea 424! Musola (Sept.) Wrigley 684!
Notes
[Note: The corolla is frequently transformed by insect activity into a gall; thus the corolla, normally with a very narrow tube, becomes enlarged, the tube broadly cylindric-campanulate, about 2 cm. long and 1-1·5 cm. in diameter, the lobes semi-elliptic, 5-7 mm. long, the corolla resembling a flower of Digitalis purpurea.]