Lamiaceae FAMILY
Clerodendrum pubiflorum
Clerodendrum pubiflorum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clerodendrum pubiflorum is a shrub or a small tree usually growing from 2 - 3 metres tall, occasionally reaching 6 metres[ 1745 Title Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in Borneo Publication Systematic Botany (2011), 36(4): pp.1050-1061 Author Wearn J.A. & Mabberley D.J. Website http://10.16(X)/036364411X605056 Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Borneo
HabitatHeath forests and peat swamp forests and in secondary regrowth in areas previously covered by peat swamp forest; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 1745 Title Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in Borneo Publication Systematic Botany (2011), 36(4): pp.1050-1061 Author Wearn J.A. & Mabberley D.J. Website http://10.16(X)/036364411X605056 Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].