Clerodendrum villosum
Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clerodendrum villosum

Clerodendrum villosum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clerodendrum villosum is a tomentose, evergreen shrub growing from 2.5 - 4 metres tall, exceptionally to 6.5 metres. The plant sometimes adopts a climbing habit[ 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. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a masticatory. The plant is said to be endangered in Thailand[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatSlightly shaded to sunny locations, brushwood, light forest, forest margins and waste places; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].