Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clerodendrum trichotomum is a shrub or small tree growing from 1.5 - 10 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India.

HabitatThickets on mountain slopes, throughout most of China except Nei Mongol, at elevations below 2400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].