Arni / Sage Glorybower
Clerodendrum phlomidis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum phlomidis
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also road sides
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- 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
- Hindi
- अर्नी Arni
- Bengali
- Ganiyari, Arani, Goniari
- Tamil
- Taluddai, Tazhutazhai, தழுதாரை
- Telugu
- జయ చెట్టు
- Kannada
- ತಗ್ಗಿ (ಗಿಡ) Taggi (gida), ತರ್ಗಿ Targi, ತಿಳಕ Tilaka, ಅಗ್ನಿ ಮಂತ
- Malayalam
- Munja, കോഴിയപ്പ, കോഴിയാപ്പ
- Marathi
- तकालीमूल Takalimula
About Arni
Sage Glorybower (Clerodendrum phlomidis) 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 dry and moist deciduous forests, also road sides. It occurs across Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-May.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Arni belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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