Common name
English: Chinese glory bower
Mandarin: 重瓣臭茉莉 (chong ban xiu mo li)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Lamiales (177)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Clerodendrum (6)
Epithet: chinense (2)
Variety: simplex (Moldenke) S.L.Chen
chinense => of Chinese origin
simplex => of one piece or series (opposed to compound)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: pink, white
External links
Check for Clerodendrum chinense at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1081] Clerodendrum chinense - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)