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Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clerodendrum petasites

Clerodendrum petasites

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Species in this genus generally grow best in full sun or partial shade in a moist but well-drained soil[1].

Propagation

Seed - Softwood cuttings Cuttings of half-ripe wood Root cuttings Division of suckers Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Clerodendrum+petasites>

Pollinators

Butterflies, Bees

References

  1. [1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
  2. [2]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  3. [3]Plants from the Markets of Thailand — Jacquat C. · Editions Duang Kamol; Bangkok · 1990 · ISBN 947-210-5065 ↩︎
  4. [4]Clerodendrum petasites S. Moore: The therapeutic potential of phytochemicals, hispidulin, vanillic acid, verbascosid — Brimson J.M. et al · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109319 ↩︎
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎