Clerodendrum myricoides
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Clerodendrum ugandensis
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
2004
Origin
Africa
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Has fleshy fruits, reproduces by seed. Dispersed by birds and by gravity.
Other information
Etymology
clerodendrum: Possibly from the Greek kleros ‘chance’ and dendron ‘tree’, meaning uncertain