About Sage Glorybower
Clerodendrum phlomidis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, and some Ayurvedic sources refer to it by the synonym Clerodendrum multiflorum. Clerodendrum phlomidis is a large shrub native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. Clerodendrum myricoides from the same family is found in Africa and India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum phlomidis
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also road sides
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Malayalam
- Munja, കോഴിയപ്പ, കോഴിയാപ്പ
- Marathi
- तकालीमूल Takalimula

Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Sage Glorybower belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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