
Lamiaceae FAMILY
Clerodendrum petasites
Clerodendrum petasites
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clerodendrum petasites is a shrub growing up to 3 metres tall. The plant is commonly used in traditional medicine, and is both harvested from the wild and cultivated as a food crop in Thailand. It is sold in local markets as a food crop and a medicine[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Vietnam
HabitatWasteland and shady places in forests[ 1748 Title Plants from the Markets of Thailand Publication Author Jacquat C. Publisher Editions Duang Kamol; Bangkok Year 1990 ISBN 947-210-5065 Description ].