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Clerodendrum paniculatum
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Clerodendrum paniculatum L., Mant. Pl. 1: 90. 1767, "paniculata"; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 593. 1885; Vivek., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 240. 1969; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 233. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 313. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 293. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 315. 1989; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 354. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 280. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 244. 1997; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 608. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 355. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 530. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 310. 1998; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 128. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 391. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 559. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 638. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Arumasapoovu, Arumasachedi, Krishnakireedam, Hanumankireedam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Clerodendron, Orange Tower Flower, Pagoda Flower
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Description:
Erect subshrubs, to 2.5 m tall, stoloniferous; stem scarcely branched. Leaves simple, opposite, 7-18 x 8-19 cm, orbicular, margin faintly lobed, denticulate, apex acute, base cordate, membranous; basally 7-nerved; petiole to 10 cm long. Flowers in terminal panicles of dichotomous cymes; pedicels reddish, 6-14 mm long. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, red, campanulate, 3-5 mm long; lobes oblong, obtuse. Corolla red, hypocrateriform; tube slender, 1.4-2 cm long; lobes 7-8 mm long, posterior pair shorter and narrower than the others. Stamens exserted; filaments 2-3 cm long. Ovary oblong.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant; now getting naturalised
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red, Orange
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vallakkadavu, Perunthenaruvi, Cannanore, Tolpetty, Karimbam, Peermade, Peradala, Nellikuth, Thenmalai, Elderslide Estate, Pandanad
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