Genus: Clerodendrum L.

Family:

Lamiaceae

Subfamily:

Ajugoideae

Alternate family(ies):

Verbenaceae

Genus number:

2691

Last updated:

27-May-2010

Accession Count:

61 (7 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

List of Species Records in GRIN

References:

Cantino, P. D. et al. 1992. Genera of Labiatae: status and classification. Advances in labiate science 511-522. Note: place in Lamiaceae
Steane, D. A. et al. 1999. Molecular systematics of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): ITS sequences and total evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 86:98-107.
Steane, D. A. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships between Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) and other ajugoid genera inferred from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequence data. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 32:39-45.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(=) Adelosa Blume
(~) Aegiphila Jacq.
(~) Amasonia L. f.
(=) Archboldia E. Beer & H. J. Lam
(=) Clerodendron L., orth. var.
(=) Cryptanthus Osbeck
(~) Kalaharia Baill.
(~) Ovieda L.
(=) Siphoboea Baill.
(=) Siphonanthus L.
(=) Spironema Hochst.
(~) Tetraclea A. Gray
(~) Volkameria L.

Images:

Disseminule drawings\; A: Fruit; B: fruit segment; C: seed; D: embryo in situ; E: transection of fruit segment: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Clerodendrum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2019. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2691. Accessed 12 December 2019.