Clerodendrum wallichii
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Nodding glorybower, Wallich's glorybower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
A tropical and subtropical plant. It needs fertile, well-drained soil. It grows in open forests on mountain slopes between 100-1,200 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, India*, Indonesia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan*, Puerto Rico, Samoa, SE Asia, Tibet, USA, Vietnam, West Indies,
How to Identify
An erect shrub. It grows 1.8-2.8 m high. The leaves can be 25 cm long. They are wavy at the edge and taper to the tip. The flowers are in panicles which hang from the ends of branches. These can be 30 cm long. The flowers are white or pale yellow. They can be 2 cm long. The fruit are purplish-black.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds and suckers.
Notes
There are about 400 Clerodendrum species.
Names & Synonyms
Bridal bush, Klerodendrum putih, Lekynrum siah blang, Medongdi
References (8)
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- Llamas, K.A., 2003, Tropical Flowering Plants. Timber Press. p 241 (Clerodendrum wallichii)
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- Singh, B., et al, 2012, Wild edible plants used by Garo tribes of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 11(1) pp 166-171
- Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 561
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