Starburst Bush
Clerodendrum quadriloculare
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
How to identify Starburst Bush
Identify Starburst Bush by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaf undersides purple (starburst bush).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Oblong.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Verbenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Starburst Bush.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum quadriloculare
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are in opposite pairs and are borne on medium-length petioles.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OblongrecordedLonger than wide with roughly parallel sides, the ends rounded.“The leaf blades are oblong and up to 20 cm (8 in) long, the upper surface being green and the underside purple;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Starburst Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Starburst Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Starburst Bush
Starburst Bush (Clerodendrum quadriloculare) is a shrub in the Verbenaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Starburst Bush belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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