Madras Mallige / Chinese Glory Bower
Clerodendrum philippinum
Also known as Cashmere Bouqet, Galse Pikake, Blory Bush, Scent Malli
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum philippinum
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indo-China
- Distribution
- India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madras Mallige itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madras Mallige itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಮದರಾಸುಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Madras mallige
- Manipuri
- ꯀꯨꯊꯞ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ Kuthap angouba
- Tamil
- மத்ராஸ மல்லீ Madras Malli
- Nepali
- राजबेली Raajabelee, बनबेली Banabelee, राजकली Raajakalee
About Madras Mallige
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Chinese Glory Bower (Clerodendrum philippinum) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. It is planted. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Madras Mallige belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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