Clerodendrum wallichii

Merr.

Nodding glorybower, Wallich's glorybower

Lamiaceae Edible: Leaves 745 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An erect shrub. It grows 1.8-2.8 m high. The leaves can be 25 cm long. They are wavy at the edge and taper to the tip. The flowers are in panicles which hang from the ends of branches. These can be 30 cm long. The flowers are white or pale yellow. They can be 2 cm long. The fruit are purplish-black.

Edible Uses

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

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Distribution

A tropical and subtropical plant. It needs fertile, well-drained soil. It grows in open forests on mountain slopes between 100-1,200 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, India*, Indonesia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan*, Puerto Rico, Samoa, SE Asia, Tibet, USA, Vietnam, West Indies,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds and suckers.

Notes

There are about 400 Clerodendrum species.

Synonyms

Clerodendrum nutans Wallich

Also Known As

Bridal bush, Klerodendrum putih, Lekynrum siah blang, Medongdi

References (8)

Etherington, K., & Imwold, D., (Eds), 2001, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs. The illustrated A-Z of over 8500 trees and shrubs. Random House, Australia. p 217
J. Arnold Arbor. 33:220. 1952
Kumar, Y J. et al, 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Meghalaya: Plants used by "War jaintia" of Jaintia Hill District. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 11 No. 1 pp 65-
Llamas, K.A., 2003, Tropical Flowering Plants. Timber Press. p 241 (Clerodendrum wallichii)
Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies

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Singh, B., et al, 2012, Wild edible plants used by Garo tribes of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 11(1) pp 166-171
Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 561
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 614