Taxon:  Rotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Mabb.



Summary
Genus:
Rotheca
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Ajugoideae
Nomen number:
447342
Place of publication:
Novon 8:206.  1998
Verified:
10/29/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Volkameria serrata L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
  2. Steane, D. A. & D. J. Mabberley. 1998. Rotheca (Labiatae) revived. Novon 8:204-206.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
2Cultivated    also cult. 
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
3AdventiveAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France. 515.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Humbert, H. 1956. In: Humbert, J.-H., ed., Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 174:180.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Adventive
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion

Reference(s)
  1. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  2. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France. 515.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Humbert, H. 1956. In: Humbert, J.-H., ed., Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 174:180.
  5. Leeratiwong, C. et al. 2018. Notes on the genus Rotheca (Lamiaceae) in Thailand. Kew Bull. 73(3):1-2. Note: incorrectly reports as native in Africa (A. Paton, pers. comm. via email on 4/18/2018)
  6. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolkloreas Clerodendrum serratumWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Clerodendrum serratum
Medicinesfolkloreas Clerodendrum serratumMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Clerodendrum serratum
Medicinesfolkloreas Clerodendrum serratumParrotta, J. A. 2001. Healing plants of peninsular India CABI International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447342. Accessed 30 September 2026.