239 Species in Genus Clerodendrum

Clerodendrum: A Floral Fascination

My name is Ferb Vu, and I’ve always been drawn to the vibrant beauty of the natural world. Among the countless wonders of the plant kingdom, the genus Clerodendrum holds a special place in my heart. These flowering plants, with their diverse forms and striking blossoms, have captivated me with their unique charm.

Clerodendrum, a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae), encompasses a vast array of species, each boasting its own distinct characteristics. From shrubs and trees to climbers and herbaceous perennials, the genus showcases an impressive range of growth habits. This diversity is further amplified by the stunning variety of flower shapes and colors, making Clerodendrum a favorite among gardeners and botanists alike.

A World of Variety

The genus Clerodendrum is widely distributed across the globe, with a majority of species concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. This geographical diversity contributes to the remarkable variation within the genus. Some species are deciduous, shedding their leaves seasonally, while others remain evergreen throughout the year. The leaves themselves can differ significantly in size, shape, and texture, adding another layer of intrigue to these fascinating plants.

But it is the flowers that truly steal the show. Clerodendrum blossoms come in a kaleidoscope of colors, ranging from pure white and delicate pinks to fiery reds and deep purples. The flower shapes are equally diverse, with some species exhibiting tubular or bell-shaped blooms, while others feature flat, spreading petals. Many Clerodendrum species are also known for their fragrance, filling the air with sweet and alluring scents.

Noteworthy Species

The genus Clerodendrum encompasses hundreds of species, each with its own unique beauty and appeal. Here are:

  1. Clerodendrum abilioi R.Fern.
  2. Clerodendrum adenophysum Hallier f.
  3. Clerodendrum africanum Moldenke
  4. Clerodendrum albiflos H.J.Lam
  5. Clerodendrum alboviolaceum Moldenke
  6. Clerodendrum andamanense (Moldenke) A.Rajendran & P.Daniel
  7. Clerodendrum angustipetalum Satthaphorn, A.J.Paton & Leerat.
  8. Clerodendrum anomalum Letouzey
  9. Clerodendrum apayaoense Quisumb.
  10. Clerodendrum arenarium Baker
  11. Clerodendrum atlanticum Jongkind
  12. Clerodendrum aucubifolium Hemsl.
  13. Clerodendrum barba-felis Hallier f.
  14. Clerodendrum baronianum Oliv.
  15. Clerodendrum baumii Gürke
  16. Clerodendrum bellum Moldenke
  17. Clerodendrum bipindense Gürke
  18. Clerodendrum boivinii Moldenke
  19. Clerodendrum bosseri Capuron
  20. Clerodendrum brachyanthum Schauer
  21. Clerodendrum brachystemon C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang
  22. Clerodendrum bracteatum Wall. ex Walp.
  23. Clerodendrum brassii Beer & H.J.Lam
  24. Clerodendrum brunfelsiiflorum Hallier f.
  25. Clerodendrum brunnescens Moldenke
  26. Clerodendrum brunsvigioides Baker
  27. Clerodendrum buchananii (Roxb.) Walp.
  28. Clerodendrum buchneri Gürke
  29. Clerodendrum buettneri Gürke
  30. Clerodendrum bungei Steud. Plant FAQs: Mexican Hydrangea – Clerodendrum Bungei
  31. Clerodendrum calamitosum L.
  32. Clerodendrum canescens Wall. ex Walp.
  33. Clerodendrum capitatum (Willd.) Schumach.
  34. Clerodendrum caryopteroides Moldenke
  35. Clerodendrum cauliflorum Vatke
  36. Clerodendrum cecil-fischeri A.Rajendran & P.Daniel
  37. Clerodendrum cephalanthum Oliv.
  38. Clerodendrum chamaeriphes Wernham
  39. Clerodendrum chartaceum Moldenke
  40. Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.
  41. Clerodendrum chlorisepalum Merr. ex Moldenke
  42. Clerodendrum cochinchinense Dop
  43. Clerodendrum colebrookeanum Walp.
  44. Clerodendrum comans Moldenke
  45. Clerodendrum confine S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang
  46. Clerodendrum costatum R.Br.
  47. Clerodendrum cyrtophyllum Turcz.
  48. Clerodendrum dauphinense Moldenke
  49. Clerodendrum decaryi Moldenke
  50. Clerodendrum deflexum Wall.
  51. Clerodendrum dembianense Chiov.
  52. Clerodendrum densiflorum Griff.
  53. Clerodendrum dependens Aug.DC.
  54. Clerodendrum dewittei Moldenke
  55. Clerodendrum dinklagei Gürke
  56. Clerodendrum disparifolium Blume
  57. Clerodendrum dusenii Gürke
  58. Clerodendrum ekmanii Moldenke
  59. Clerodendrum elbertii Hallier f.
  60. Clerodendrum elliotii Moldenke
  61. Clerodendrum emirnense Bojer ex Hook.
  62. Clerodendrum ervatamioides C.Y.Wu
  63. Clerodendrum eucalycinum Oliv.
  64. Clerodendrum eupatorioides Baker
  65. Clerodendrum excavatum De Wild.
  66. Clerodendrum farafanganense Moldenke
  67. Clerodendrum fasciculatum B.Thomas
  68. Clerodendrum filipes Moldenke
  69. Clerodendrum finetii Dop
  70. Clerodendrum fistulosum Becc.
  71. Clerodendrum floribundum R.Br.
  72. Clerodendrum formicarum Gürke
  73. Clerodendrum fortunatum L.
  74. Clerodendrum frutectorum S.Moore
  75. Clerodendrum fugitans Wernham
  76. Clerodendrum fuscum Gürke
  77. Clerodendrum galeatum Balf.f.
  78. Clerodendrum garrettianum Craib
  79. Clerodendrum gaudichaudii Dop
  80. Clerodendrum geoffrayi Dop
  81. Clerodendrum gibbosum Moldenke
  82. Clerodendrum giganteum (Moldenke) Phillipson & Callm.
  83. Clerodendrum globosum Moldenke
  84. Clerodendrum godefroyi Kuntze
  85. Clerodendrum grayi Munir
  86. Clerodendrum grevei Moldenke
  87. Clerodendrum griffithianum C.B.Clarke
  88. Clerodendrum haematolasium Hallier f.
  89. Clerodendrum hahnianum Dop
  90. Clerodendrum hainanense Hand.-Mazz.
  91. Clerodendrum harmandianum Dop
  92. Clerodendrum hastatum Lindl.
  93. Clerodendrum hendersonii Moldenke
  94. Clerodendrum hettae Hallier f.
  95. Clerodendrum hexangulatum B.Thomas
  96. Clerodendrum hildebrandtii Vatke
  97. Clerodendrum hircinum Schauer
  98. Clerodendrum hiulcum Moldenke
  99. Clerodendrum humbertii Moldenke
  100. Clerodendrum inaequipetiolatum R.D.Good
  101. Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze
  102. Clerodendrum infortunatum L.
  103. Clerodendrum insolitum Moldenke
  104. Clerodendrum intermedium Cham.
  105. Clerodendrum involucratum Vatke
  106. Clerodendrum izuinsulare K.Inoue & M.Haseg. & Shiro Kobay.
  107. Clerodendrum japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet
  108. Clerodendrum johnstonii Oliv.
  109. Clerodendrum johorense Moldenke
  110. Clerodendrum kaichianum P.S.Hsu
  111. Clerodendrum kamhyoae Phillipson & L.Allorge
  112. Clerodendrum kampotense Dop
  113. Clerodendrum kanichi De Wild.
  114. Clerodendrum kauderni Moldenke
  115. Clerodendrum kiangsiense Merr. ex H.L.Li
  116. Clerodendrum kinabaluense Stapf
  117. Clerodendrum klemmei Elmer
  118. Clerodendrum kwangtungense Hand.-Mazz.
  119. Clerodendrum laciniatum Balf.f.
  120. Clerodendrum laevifolium Blume
  121. Clerodendrum lanceoliferum S.Moore
  122. Clerodendrum lanessanii Dop
  123. Clerodendrum lankawiense King & Gamble
  124. Clerodendrum lanuginosum Blume
  125. Clerodendrum lastellei Moldenke
  126. Clerodendrum laxiflorum Baker
  127. Clerodendrum lecomtei Dop
  128. Clerodendrum leucobotrys Breteler
  129. Clerodendrum leucophloeum Balf.f.
  130. Clerodendrum lindleyi Decne. ex Planch.
  131. Clerodendrum lloydianum Craib
  132. Clerodendrum longiflorum Decne.
  133. Clerodendrum longisepalum Dop
  134. Clerodendrum lutambense Verdc.
  135. Clerodendrum luteopunctatum C.Pei & S.L.Chen
  136. Clerodendrum macrocalycinum Baker
  137. Clerodendrum macrostegium Schauer
  138. Clerodendrum madagascariense Moldenke
  139. Clerodendrum magnificum Warb.
  140. Clerodendrum magnoliifolium Baker
  141. Clerodendrum mananjariense Moldenke
  142. Clerodendrum mandarinorum Diels
  143. Clerodendrum mandrarense Moldenke
  144. Clerodendrum manombense Moldenke
  145. Clerodendrum melanocrater Gürke
  146. Clerodendrum micans Gürke
  147. Clerodendrum mildbraedii B.Thomas
  148. Clerodendrum minahassae Teijsm. & Binn.
  149. Clerodendrum mindorense Merr.
  150. Clerodendrum moramangense Moldenke
  151. Clerodendrum morigono Chiov.
  152. Clerodendrum multibracteatum Merr.
  153. Clerodendrum myrianthum Mildbr.
  154. Clerodendrum myrmecophilum Ridl.
  155. Clerodendrum myrtifolium Moldenke
  156. Clerodendrum nicolsonii A.Rajendran & P.Daniel
  157. Clerodendrum nutans Wall. ex Jack
  158. Clerodendrum ohwii Kaneh. & Hatus.
  159. Clerodendrum paniculatum L. Plant FAQs: Clerodendrum Paniculatum
  160. Clerodendrum parvitubulatum B.Thomas
  161. Clerodendrum parvulum L.S.Sm.
  162. Clerodendrum paucidentatum Moldenke
  163. Clerodendrum pauciflorum Moldenke
  164. Clerodendrum peii Moldenke
  165. Clerodendrum peregrinum Moldenke
  166. Clerodendrum perrieri Moldenke
  167. Clerodendrum petasites (Lour.) S.Moore
  168. Clerodendrum petunioides Baker
  169. Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f.
  170. Clerodendrum phyllomega Steud.
  171. Clerodendrum pierreanum Dop
  172. Clerodendrum pleiosciadium Gürke
  173. Clerodendrum poggei Gürke
  174. Clerodendrum polyanthum Gürke
  175. Clerodendrum polycephalum Baker
  176. Clerodendrum porphyrocalyx Lauterb. & K.Schum.
  177. Clerodendrum praetervisa Guinea
  178. Clerodendrum premnoides Moldenke
  179. Clerodendrum preslii Elmer
  180. Clerodendrum pubiflorum (Bakh. ex Moldenke) Wearn
  181. Clerodendrum pusillum Gürke
  182. Clerodendrum putre Schauer
  183. Clerodendrum pygmaeum Merr.
  184. Clerodendrum pynaertii De Wild.
  185. Clerodendrum pyrifolium Baker
  186. Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Blanco) Merr. Plant FAQs: Clerodendrum Quadriloculare
  187. Clerodendrum ramosissimum Baker
  188. Clerodendrum revolutum Bosser
  189. Clerodendrum ridleyi King & Gamble
  190. Clerodendrum robecchii Chiov.
  191. Clerodendrum robustum Klotzsch
  192. Clerodendrum roseiflorum Moldenke
  193. Clerodendrum rotundifolium Oliv.
  194. Clerodendrum rubellum Baker
  195. Clerodendrum rumphianum de Vriese
  196. Clerodendrum sakaleonense Moldenke
  197. Clerodendrum sarawakanum H.J.Lam
  198. Clerodendrum sassandrense Jongkind
  199. Clerodendrum sayapense Wearn
  200. Clerodendrum schmidtii C.B.Clarke
  201. Clerodendrum schweinfurthii Gürke
  202. Clerodendrum silvanum Henriq.
  203. Clerodendrum singwanum B.Thomas
  204. Clerodendrum sinuatum Hook.
  205. Clerodendrum smitinandii Moldenke
  206. Clerodendrum speciosissimum Jacob-Makoy
  207. Clerodendrum splendens G.Don
  208. Clerodendrum subpeltatum Wernham
  209. Clerodendrum subtruncatum Moldenke
  210. Clerodendrum sylvae J.-G.Adam
  211. Clerodendrum sylvestre Moldenke
  212. Clerodendrum tanganyikense Baker
  213. Clerodendrum tatei (F.Muell.) Munir
  214. Clerodendrum ternatum Schinz
  215. Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf.f. Plant FAQs: Clerodendrum Thomsoniae – Bleeding Heart Vine
  216. Clerodendrum thouarsii Phillipson & Callm.
  217. Clerodendrum thyrsoideum Gürke
  218. Clerodendrum tibetanum C.Y.Wu & S.K.Wu
  219. Clerodendrum tomentellum Hutch. & Dalziel
  220. Clerodendrum tomentosum (Vent.) R.Br.
  221. Clerodendrum tonkinense Dop
  222. Clerodendrum toxicarium Baker
  223. Clerodendrum tracyanum (F.Muell.) Benth.
  224. Clerodendrum trichanthum Bosser
  225. Clerodendrum tricholobum Gürke
  226. Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb. Plant FAQs: Clerodendrum Trichotomum – Harlequin Glorybower – Three-Flowered Clerodendrum
  227. Clerodendrum triflorum Vis.
  228. Clerodendrum tubulosum Moldenke
  229. Clerodendrum umbellatum Poir.
  230. Clerodendrum umbratile King & Gamble
  231. Clerodendrum urticifolium (Roxb.) Wall. ex Voigt
  232. Clerodendrum villosicalyx Moldenke
  233. Clerodendrum villosum Blume
  234. Clerodendrum vinosum Moldenke
  235. Clerodendrum volubile P.Beauv.
  236. Clerodendrum wallii Moldenke
  237. Clerodendrum welwitschii Gürke
  238. Clerodendrum williamsii Elmer
  239. Clerodendrum yunnanense Hu

My Personal Connection

My fascination with Clerodendrum stems from a childhood memory. I vividly recall visiting my grandmother’s garden, where a magnificent Clerodendrum thomsoniae vine adorned a trellis. The vibrant red and white flowers cascading down the structure left an indelible mark on my young mind. Since then, I have been captivated by the beauty and diversity of this remarkable genus.

Over the years, I have cultivated several Clerodendrum species in my own garden, each one bringing me joy and a sense of connection to nature. The delicate fragrance, the vibrant colors, and the intricate flower structures never cease to amaze me. I find myself drawn to their resilience and adaptability, thriving in a variety of conditions.

A Symbol of Beauty and Resilience

For me, Clerodendrum represents more than just a beautiful flower. It symbolizes the resilience and adaptability of nature, thriving in diverse environments and captivating with its unique charm. It reminds me of the interconnectedness of life and the importance of appreciating the natural world around us.

Whether you are a seasoned gardener or simply an admirer of nature’s beauty, I encourage you to explore the fascinating world of Clerodendrum. These remarkable plants offer a wealth of diversity and charm, sure to captivate your senses and inspire a deeper appreciation for the wonders of the plant kingdom.

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