Clerodendrum speciosissimum

Clerodendrum speciosissimum is a tropical shrub of the family Lamiaceae, native to Indonesia and Papuasia, but now naturalized in parts of Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, Seychelles, and Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Clerodendrum speciosissimum at Botanicka Zahrada Praha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clerodendrum
Species:
C. speciosissimum
Binomial name
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
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Description

The shrub can reach up to 4 m. The leaves are square-shaped, and the large heart-shaped flowers can reach up to 30 cm. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, in particular for its bright red flowers.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Friedmann, F. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. ORSTOM éditions.
  3. Mabberley, D.J. & De Kok, R.P.J. (2004). Labiatae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 25: 20-141. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  4. Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  5. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  6. Wearn, J.A. & Mabberley, D.J. (2011). Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in Borneo. Systematic Botany 36: 1050-1061.
  7. Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  8. Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  9. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  10. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  • "Clerodendrum speciosissimum". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex C. Morren, at Tela Botanica
  • Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr., at Tela Botanica
  • Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr., at ITIS
  • Clerodendrum speciosissimum C.Morren, at Aluka


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