Pagoda flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum

Family: Lamiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches can be angular and hollow. The leaves are 4-15 cm long by 7-20 cm wide or larger. They are broadly oval and can have 3-7 lobes. The base is heart shaped. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. There are many flowers in a group 45 cm long. The fruit is fleshy and green to blue turning black when ripe.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows in wet places between 100-500 m above sea level. At ECHO.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andaman Is., Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Central America, China, Costa Rica, Fiji, Honduras, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Nauru, Malaysia, Marianas, Myanmar, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Panama, Papua New Guinea, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, USA, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds and cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Bunga pagoda oranye, Haw kawr daw, Nomwan, Pan-letwah, Pan-po-detha, Panyin

Synonyms

Caprifolium paniculatum Noronha; Cleianthus coccineus Lour. ex B. A. Gomes; Clerodendrum diversifolium Vahl; Clerodendrum pyramidale Andrews; Volkameria angulata Lour.; Volkameria diversifolia Vahl;