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Clerodendrum quadriloculare

Clerodendrum quadriloculare

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
GrowthFast

Clerodendrum quadriloculare grows best in a moist tropical or subtropical climate and is not tolerant of frost. Succeeds in deep shade as well as in full sun[1]. Grows best in a fertile soil[1]. Tolerant of saline soils[1]. Clerodendrum quadriloculare is a fast-growing, highly invasive shrub that has the potential to rapidly invade pastures, forest edges, roadsides, waste grounds and even intact or relatively intact native forests. It produces large amounts of viable seed and can also spread rapidly by means of sprouts and root suckers. Seeds are mostly dispersed by birds and other animals. This species is listed as an invasive plant in several Pacific Islands, where it grows commonly along roadsides, on waste grounds, in disturbed areas etc, and is cultivated in yards and gardens. It has been seen growing in areas of full shade under the forest canopy, where it formed a dense monospecific understory[1]. The plant has very long corolla tubes and requires specialist pollinators[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+quadriloculare>

Pollinators

Lepidoptera, Bees

References

  1. [1]Invasive Species Compendium — http://www.cabi.org ↩︎An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
  2. [2]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.
  3. [3]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  4. [4]Minor Products of Philippine Forests — Brown. W. H. · Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. · 1920 ↩︎A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.