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Clerodendrum speciosissimum

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Name

Identification
Clerodendrum pulchrum H.O.Forbes [family VERBENACEAE ] Clerodendrum speciosissimum Drapiez [family VERBENACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Clerodendrum speciosissimum
  • Clerodendrum pulchrum
Common name
  • clérodendron écarlate (Berhaut), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Clerodendrum speciosissimum Paxt. [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Clerodendrum speciosissimum Paxt. [family LABIATAE], Mag. Bot. 3: 217 (1837).
Clerodendrum fallax Lindl. [family LABIATAE], BotReg1844: subt19; Thomas l.c59
Clerodendrum greyi Bak. [family LABIATAE], in F.T.A5: 308 (1900); F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 274.
Information
Anintroduced decorativeclimber with blood-red flowers in ample panicles.
Habitat
introduced decorative
Distribution
W. Africa: without precise locality, 1860, Grey!S. L.: Njala (cult., Apr.) Deighton 2494!Ghana: Achimota (cult. fl. & fr. Mar.) Asamany 27!S. Nig.: Lagos (cult., Mar.)
Distribution (external)
native of Java

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