Clerodendrum ridleyi
| Clerodendrum ridleyi | |
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| Specimen of Clerodendrum ridleyi[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Clerodendrum |
| Species: | C. ridleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Clerodendrum ridleyi King & Gamble[2]
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Clerodendrum ridleyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It was first described by King and Gamble in 1908. The species is native to western Malesia and occurs in wet tropical regions, where it grows as a shrub or small tree.[3][4]
Description
Clerodendrum ridleyi is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 15 ft (4.6 m) tall, with smooth, pale-brown branches. Young branches are four-angled and glossy. Leaves are opposite, thin and soft, elliptic to ovate in shape, with a long-pointed apex and a rounded or wedge-shaped base; the margins are entire. The leaves measure 3–7 in (76–178 mm) long and 1–3 in (25–76 mm) in wide, are glabrous on both surfaces, and are paler on the lower surface. Petioles are 0.75–2 in (19–51 mm) long.[5]
The flowers are borne in small terminal clusters up to 6 in (150 mm) long. They are white or pale yellow, with elongated buds. The calyx is deeply divided, with narrow and pointed lobes, and becomes enlarged and deep red in fruit. The corolla has a long, slender tube with short, rounded lobes. The stamens are long and project beyond the corolla. The ovary is smooth, and the style is very long.[5]
The fruit is a deep red, round, fleshy drupe, about 0.5 in (13 mm) across, with 1 to 4 hard seeds. Seeds are thick and fleshy.[5]
References
- ^ "Clerodendrum ridleyi King & Gamble". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ Bramley, G. L. C.; Atkins, S.; Kiew, R.; Chung, R. C. K.; Cheah, Y. H.; Saw, L. G. (2022). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants. Volume 9. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. p. 301.
- ^ "Clerodendrum ridleyi King & Gamble". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ "Clerodendrum ridleyi". www.mybis.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ a b c King, Sir George; Gamble, James Sykes; Gage, Andrew Thomas (1909). Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. Verlag nicht ermittelbar. p. 840.
External links
- 3500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. Pt Sukarya & Sukarya Pandetama. 2013-07-18. ISBN 978-602-18768-2-4.