Clerodendrum speciosissimum

Clerodendrum speciosissimum Drapiez, Nursery Cat. (L.Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 1836: 19 (1836) (syn: Clerodendrum blumeanum Schauer ; Clerodendrum buchananii var. fallax (Lindl.) Bakh. ; Clerodendrum colebrookeanum var. forbesii King & Gamble ; Clerodendrum fallax Lindl. ; Clerodendrum greyi Baker ; Clerodendrum horsfieldii Miq. ; Clerodendrum papuanum Scheff. ; Clerodendrum pulchrum Fawc. ; Clerodendrum speciosissimum f. album Moldenke ; Clerodendrum speciosum Teijsm. & Binn. ex Wigman);
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W. Malesia, New Guinea to Vanuatu: Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Sumatera, Vanuatu; Introduced into: Bahamas, Caroline Is., Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Southeast, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is., Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. as per POWO;
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Common name: Java Glory Bower
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Helleborus for ID-P.C.-02-10.08.2015 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Please identify the shrub from Warsaw. I will be grateful.

The leaves and flowers suggest Clerodendrum. Could be Clerodendrum paniculatum…….Common name Pagoda Flower.

This looks different from other images at Clerodendrum paniculatum L.


Clerodendrum japonicum could be the next option.


Please check Clerodendrum speciosissimum Jacob-Makoy.


Yes, appears close to images at
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50426038-2
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Java%20Glory%20Bower.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/160745-Clerodendrum-speciosissimum



Id help please from Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya: 4 high res. images.
This plant is known locally as Jaiong, it grows in forest edge and is small tree.

The leaves are collected the leaf base has nectaries on either side of the midrib.


Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.


The leaves are not serrated…was wondering why is it not Clerodendrum glandulosum?


Could be.


Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/clerodendrum-splendens/


No Sir, Its not C.splendens.. habit is a shrub and not a liana. Leave are cordate and have nectaries at leave base.


Pl. check with
Maybe close.


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens)  India Flora Online  Flowers of India  Wikipedia  CABI


Updated on June 10, 2025

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