Clerodendrum chinense
Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clerodendrum chinense

Clerodendrum chinense

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clerodendrum chinense is an erect, evergreen shrub with stout branches, it grows up to 2 metres tall. The plant spreads freely by means of suckers[ 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. , 710 Title Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation. Publication Author Llamas K.A. Publisher Timber Press; Oregon. Year 2003 ISBN 0-88192-585-3 Description A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in China and Vietnam for medicinal use and is also often grown as an ornamental, the double-flowered but sterile form being most commonly cultivated[ 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 - southern China, Nepal, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines
HabitatThe plant suckers profusely and is found in pastures, roadsides, river banks, thickets and secondary forest; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,200 metres, occasionally to 2,000 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. ].