Bleeding-heart
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Also known as Glory bower
About Bleeding-heart
Clerodendrum thomsoniae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum of the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical west Africa from Cameroon west to Senegal. 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. 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 diameter. The flowers are born in cymose inflorescences arising from the axils of the leaves. The leaves, in turn, are arranged opposite to each other and at right angles to the pairs above and below.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum thomsoniae
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Often cultivated in gardens Key identification features : A Climbing shrub, often purplish
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज्वालामुखी फूलों की बेल
- Bengali
- ব্লিডিং হার্ট
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Bleeding-heart belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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