Common Hedge Bower
Clerodendrum inerme
Also known as Glory Bower, Embrert, Garden Quinine, Sorcerers Bush, Wild Jasmine
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, West Bengal
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Found in India
- Gujarat, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বনজুঁই
- Tamil
- சங்கம் குப்பி
- Malayalam
- പുഴമുല്ല
About Common Hedge Bower
Common Hedge Bower (Clerodendrum inerme) is a shrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It is typically found in plains, scrub jungles and wastelands, often by fencing. It is native to Tropical Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Common Hedge Bower belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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