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, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Clerodendrum phlomidis has leaves which are ovate, opposite, deltoid, hairy from below and wavy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Clerodendrum phlomidis has leaves which are ovate, opposite, deltoid, hairy from below and wavy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“Clerodendrum phlomidis has leaves which are ovate, opposite, deltoid, hairy from below and wavy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Clerodendrum phlomidis has leaves which are ovate, opposite, deltoid, hairy from below and wavy.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Arni itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are in small rounded terminal panicle and bloom from August to February.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Arni itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
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) belongs to the Verbenaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 6 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests, also road sides. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Arni belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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