Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb. (Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.)
🌿 Plantae

Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.

Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.

Clerodendrum chinense (glory bower) is a popular perennial garden shrub native to South and East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere.

Family
Genus
Clerodendrum
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.

Clerodendrum chinense, commonly known as glory bower, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the genus Clerodendrum. This species is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, south-central and southeast China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia. It is a perennial shrub that can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) tall. It is a popular garden plant, and has been widely introduced to other regions across the globe, including Florida, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central America, the Galápagos, South America, Ascension Island, the Gulf of Guinea islands, East Africa, the Seychelles, Pakistan, India, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Taiwan, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, and the Society Islands. It has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Photo: (c) Kai Yan, Joseph Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Clerodendrum

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb. instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store