Volkameria heterophylla

Volkameria heterophylla (common names - bois de chenilles, verveine malgache)[3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae. It is a native to Mauritius and La Réunion.[3]

Volkameria heterophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Volkameria
Species:
V. heterophylla
Binomial name
Volkameria heterophylla
Synonyms[2]
  • Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Poir.) R.Br.
  • Clerodendrum heterophyllum f. angustifolium Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum heterophyllum var. baueri Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum heterophyllum f. baueri (Moldenke) Munir
  • Volkameria angustifolia Andrews [nom. illeg.]

In La Réunion it is found in the semi-dry forests in the West of the island, between Saint-Paul and Saint-Leu and it reaches a height of 4 meters.[3]

It is naturalised in India, Australia (Western Australia and Queensland), Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel Islands.[2]

References
  1. Aiton, W.T. (1812). "Clerodendrum". Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2 (4): 64.
  2. "Volkameria heterophylla Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. (in French)Cirad:Clerodendrum heterophyllum

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