Volkameria inermis

Volkameria inermis, the glory bower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal ofrests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands.[1][2] It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.[3]

Volkameria inermis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Volkameria
Species:
V. inermis
Binomial name
Volkameria inermis
Synonyms[1]

Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f.

Botany

The tree is a shrub 1–4 metres, but it can grow into a tree with a height up to 10 m. It has woody, smooth stems. Its leaves are arranged alternately, each blade is elliptical with a length of 1.5–4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.[2][3]

The flower is trumpet-shaped with white petals 1.5–4 cm long and long reddish or purple stamens. It grows in clusters each made of 3 to 7 of them joined at the base. Its fruit is round or egg-shaped with a length of 1 cm, it turns from green to black when ripe. When the fruit is dried up, it breaks into 4 lobes with thick corky walls. The tree flowers and bears fruit around the same time from July to December, the fruit ripen in March.[2][3]

Uses

Its parts has many medical properties. The seeds and roots are used to treat venom from bitten by some fish and other marine animals.[2]

References
  1. "Volkameria inermis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. Tan, Ria (19 January 2022). "Gambir laut or Wild jasmine (Clerodendrum inerme)". WildSingapore. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022.
  3. El Mokni, R.; Kasri, M.; El Aouni, M. H. (2013). "Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) a new alien species naturalized to the Tunisian coast, first record for North-Africa" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (23): 117–122.


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