Common Hedge Bower
Clerodendrum inerme
Also known as Glory Bower, Embrert, Garden quinine, Sorcerers Bush, Wild Jasmine
About Common Hedge Bower
Volkameria inermis, commonly known as Indian privet, seaside Clerodendrum and scrambling Clerodendrum, among other names, is a species of flowering plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal forests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands. It is a vine or shrub, and was first described in 1788. In Australia it is treated as Clerodendrum inermis. It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum inerme
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Plains, scrub jungles and wastelands, often by fencing
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Australia, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বনজুঁই
- Tamil
- சங்கம் குப்பி
- Malayalam
- പുഴമുല്ല
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Common Hedge Bower belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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