Scrambling Clerodendrum
Volkameria inermis
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
How to identify Scrambling Clerodendrum
Identify Scrambling Clerodendrum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Thornless scrambling shrub, formerly Clerodendrum inerme.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Verbenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Scrambling Clerodendrum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Volkameria inermis
- Genus
- Volkameria
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“each blade is elliptical, with a length of 1.5 to 4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“each blade is elliptical, with a length of 1.5 to 4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Scrambling Clerodendrum 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 Scrambling Clerodendrum itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- वनजाई
About Scrambling Clerodendrum
Scrambling clerodendrum (Volkameria inermis) belongs to the Verbenaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 18 other states.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Scrambling Clerodendrum belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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