Lamiaceae FAMILY
Clerodendrum deflexum
Clerodendrum deflexum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clerodendrum deflexum is a shrub growing around 100 - 300cm tall[ 555 Title Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific Publication Author Wiart C. Publisher CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; Florida. Year 2006 ISBN 0-8493-7245-3 Description An excellent look at a range of plants, in particular focussing on the active principles that could be responsible for the medical activities. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, eastern Indonesia
HabitatLowland to lower montane forest; at elevations up to 1,300 metres. Tropical evergreen rain forest, on wetland areas, at elevations from 5 - 600 metres[ 1747 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Clerodendrum L. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand Publication Tropical Natural History 11(2): 177-211, October 2011 Author Leeratiwong C., Chantaranothai P. & Paton A.J. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].