Clerodendrum wallichii, Clerodendrum laevifolium, Nodding Clerodendron, Wallich's glorybower

 

Clerodendrum laevifolium Blume
Family: Lamiaceae

Synonyms: Clerodendrum nutans Wall. ex D.Don, Clerodendrum ellipticum Zipp. ex Span., Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.,
English: Nodding Clerodendron, Wallich's glorybower
Chinese: 垂茉莉
French: Clérodendron de Wallich

Description: Shrubs or small trees, 2-4 m tall, erect. Branchlets 4-angled, ± winged, glabrous. Petiole ca. 1 cm; leaf blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 11-18 X 2.5-4 cm, subleathery, glabrous, base narrowly cuneate, margin entire, apex acuminate to acute; veins 7 or 8 pairs, adaxially slightly distinct. Inflorescences pendent thyrses, 20-33 cm, glabrous, axis and peduncle 4-angled or winged; bracts small, linear to awl-shaped. Calyx red to purple, ca. 1 cm, tube very short; lobes ovate-lanceolate, 7-8 mm. Corolla white, tube ca. 1.1 cm; lobes ovate, 1.1-1.5 cm. Stamens and style exserted. Fruiting calyx red to purple, inflated, thickened. Drupes yellow-green when young, black and shiny at maturity,

A  paste  of  roots  of  Claoxylon  khasianum  together  with Ardisia  paniculata,  Clerodendrum  wallichii,  Mussaenda macrophylla and Trevesia palmata applied for the treatment of abdominal troubles and tumour. This plant considered a symbol of peace. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

4 Published articles of  Clerodendrum wallichii

1. Traditional Chinese medicinal formulation useful for treating dysmenorrhea, contains Salvia, rhizoma cyperi, Chinese Angelica, rhizoma ligustici wallichii, Magnolia flower, ginseng, Clerodendrum serratum, Hydrangea and Limonium bicolor
Patent Number: CN104983990-A, Patent Assignee: WANG Y, Inventor(s): WANG Y.

2. Traditional Chinese medicinal composition useful for lowering blood pressure, comprises Scurrula parasitica, rhizoma ligustici wallichii, Clerodendrum trichotomum and dogbane leaf
Patent Number: CN104055941-A, Patent Assignee: WANG W, Inventor(s): WANG W.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine used for treating hemiplegia, includes rhizoma ligustici wallichii, sapanwood, Siegesbeckia orientalis, earthworm, Clerodendrum trichotomum, rhizoma drynariae and white spirit
Patent Number: CN102961509-A, Patent Assignee: YUAN F, Inventor(s): YUAN F.

4. Occurrence of Clerodendrum wallichii Merr. (Verbenaceae) in south India
By: Pradeep, A. K.; Jayaram, K. M.
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society  Volume: 88   Issue: 3   Pages: 467   Published: 1991 (1992)