Jvalamukhi Phulon Ki Bel / Bleeding-Heart
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Also known as Glory Bower
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Often cultivated in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves, in turn, are arranged opposite to each other and at right angles to the pairs above and below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“It is an evergreen liana growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall, with ovate to oblong leaves 8–17 cm (3–7 in) cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jvalamukhi Phulon Ki Bel itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“The flowers are produced in cymes of 8–20 together, each flower with a pure white to pale purple five-lobed calyx 2.5 cm in diameter, and a red five-lobed corolla 2 cm long and in ” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jvalamukhi Phulon Ki Bel itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज्वालामुखी फूलों की बेल jvalamukhi phulon ki bel
- Bengali
- ব্লিডিং হার্ট
About Jvalamukhi Phulon Ki Bel
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Bleeding-heart (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 17 other states. It grows in often cultivated in gardens. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Jvalamukhi Phulon Ki Bel belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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