Clerodendrum minahassae

Teijsm. & Binn.

Tube flower, Fairchild's clerodendrum, Starfish clerodendrum

Lamiaceae Edible: Leaves 12 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A large shrub or small deciduous tree. It grows 7 m tall. The leaves are large and bright green. They are simple and smooth. They are 18 cm long and have deep veins. The leaf stalks have grooves. The flowers are white and light yellow. These are in large groups at the ends of branches. The flowers have long tubes. The fruit are blue to black and berry like. They are in the centre of the flowers.

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked. The juicy leaves are appreciated as a vegetable. The leaves of species in this genus usually have a bitter flavour and are often eaten at least as much for their tonic affect upon the digestive system as for any appeal to the taste buds.

Medicinal Uses

The plant is used as an external remedy for chest and stomach pains.. (Part not specified) The boiled leaves are used as a poultice for carbuncles and boild.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It is native to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It grows in the humid tropical lowlands. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, Indonesia*, North America, Philippines, SE Asia, USA,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed, cuttings or layers and root suckers.

Propagation

Seed - Softwood cuttings Cuttings of half-ripe wood Root cuttings Division of suckers

Other Uses

The plant responds well to trimming and can be grown as an ornamental, flowering hedge.

Production

It is fast growing. It is short lived.

Notes

There are about 400 Clerodendrum species.

Also Known As

Pohon bagawak

References (9)

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Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 393
Llamas, K.A., 2003, Tropical Flowering Plants. Timber Press. p 239
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 224

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Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 25:409. 1863 "Clerodendron"
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Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 205
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew