Lamiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Clerodendrum phlomidis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a shrub or a small tree that can grow from 1.5 - 5 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. A popular herbal treatment in India, the plant is harvested from the wild in large quantities for local use and also for trade. It is used to make a hedge and windbreak in dry areas of India[ 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. ]. Clerodendrum phlomidis is threatened by deforestation and habitat destruction through conversion to agriculture and plantations. However, given the large extent of occurrence and the number of known localities, and that it can grow in secondary vegetation, the plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar

HabitatArid plains[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. Dry forests and thickets, sometimes along river banks[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].