About scrambling clerodendrum
Volkameria inermis, commonly known as Indian privet, seaside Clerodendrum and scrambling Clerodendrum, among other names, is a species of flowering plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal forests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands. It is a vine or shrub, and was first described in 1788. In Australia it is treated as Clerodendrum inermis. It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Volkameria inermis
- Genus
- Volkameria
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
scrambling clerodendrum belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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