Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clerodendrum volubile

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clerodendrum volubile is a climbing shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 1026 Title Useful Plants of Ghana Publication Author Abbiw D.K. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, UK Year 1990 ISBN 1-85339-043-7 Description The book is ordered by usage, rather than by plant. It makes it easier to look up individual uses, but rather difficult to collate all the uses of each species. Otherwise, a well-researched book. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal and Malia to Nigeria, Central African Republic and Tantania, south to Angola, southern DR Congo and southern Tanzania

HabitatGallery forest; at elevations from 780 - 900 metres[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]..Deciduous forests and secondary growth areas[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].