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Clerodendrum philippinum
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer in DC., Prodr. 11: 667. 1847; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 232. 1982; Sivar. & Manilal, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 815. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 315. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 365. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 281. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 240. 2002; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 133. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 391. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 560. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 638. 2009.
Volkameria fragrans Vent., Jard. Malm. t. 70. 1804.
Clerodendrum fragrans Hort. ex Vent., Jard. Mal. 2: t. 70. 1804 pro syn; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1100(770). 1924.
Clerodendrum japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet var. pleniflorum Schauer in DC., Prodr. 11: 666. 1847.
Clerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum Schauer in DC., Prodr. 11: 666. 1847.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Ammam, Chendumulla, Motormohini
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Cashmere bouqet, False Pikake, Glory Bower, Glory Bush, Scent Malli
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Description:
Erect subshrubs, to 2.5 m tall, mostly unbranched, younger portion densely short-pubescent. Leaves 8-20 x 6.5 - 18 cm, broadly ovate, base cordate or truncate, margin coarsely and irregularly dentate, apex acuminate, basally 3-veined, pubescent, chartaceous; petiole to 18 cm long. Flowers in terminal condensed cymes, short-pedunculate, often subtended by a pair of foliaceous long-stipitate bracts. Calyx 1-1.5 cm long, campanulate, red-purple, with scattered circular glandular disks; lobes 4-8 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate. Corolla white, hypocrateriform, double, very fragrant. Stamens and pistil all modified into supernumerary petals.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant, also runs wild
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Distribution:
Native of China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Parambikulam, Gurunadhan mannu, Pathiyoor, Thenmalai
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