Clerodendrum chinense, called the glory bower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Clerodendrum |
Species: | C. chinense
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Clerodendrum chinense | |
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Distribution
editIt is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, south-central and southeast China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia.[2][3]
A popular garden plant, it has been widely introduced to the rest of the world, including Florida, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central America, the Galápagos, South America, Ascension Island, the Gulf of Guinea islands, East Africa, the Seychelles, Pakistan, India, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Taiwan, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, and the Society Islands. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Description
editIt is a perennial shrub that grows up to 3 m (10 ft) tall.[5]
References
edit- ^ Plant-book, reimpr.: 707 (1989)
- ^ a b "Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Clerodendrum chinense glory bower". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
Other common names; ... Honolulu rose, Lady Nugent's rose
- ^ "Clerodendrum chinense var. chinense (d) glory bower". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Clerodendrum chinense (Chinese glory bower)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.