Lamiaceae
Clerodendrum

Clerodendrum splendens G.Don

First published in Edinburgh Philos. J. 11: 349 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Bangladesh, Cuba, El Salvador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fernandes, R.B. (2006). Contribução para o conhecimento das Avicenniaceae e Verbenaceae da Flora de Angola. Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17(2): 5-68.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut Fl. Sén. 97.
  • Chev. Bot. 509
  • F.T.A. 5: 300
  • Thomas in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 68: 91 (1936)
  • in Edinb. Phil. Journ. 11: 349 (1824)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 68 : 56 (1936).
  • F.T.A. 5 : 300 & 517 (1900).
  • F.T.E.A., Verbenaceae: 87 (1992).
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 2 : 444 (1963).
  • Hutchinson & Dalziel, F.W.T.A. 2 : 275 (1931).
  • J. Bot. 68 , Suppl. 2 (Gamopet.): 141 (1930).
  • Rev. Fl. Ceylon 4 : 435 (1983).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Fernandes, R.B. (2006). Contribução para o conhecimento das Avicenniaceae e Verbenaceae da Flora de Angola. Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17(2): 5-68.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11485] Cameroon K000338345 No
Aug 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [113] Cameroon K000108847 No
Aug 1, 2001 Onana, J.-M. [533] Cameroon K000108848 No
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4144] Cameroon K000108845 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30516] Cameroon K000029654 No
Cheek, M.; Corcoran; Horwath; Pollard; Etuge; Morgan; Tchiengue; Todou; Mbong; Ekwoge; Jonas [12410] Cameroon K001310468 Yes
Welwitsch [5646] Angola K001008479 Yes
Welwitsch [5740] Angola K001008484 Yes
Groves, M.; Dahl; Lum; Arora; Meve; Carlson; Morris [192] Cameroon K001422744 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3837] Cameroon K001518251 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Cannell, I.C. [13928] Angola K001008476 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [143] Cameroon K000029651 No
K:SPC-17178.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [1060] Angola K001008477 Yes
Tchouto, P. [1021] Cameroon K001422742 Yes
Sebsebe, D.; Seyaion, T.; Tacele, T. [5065] Cameroon K001495617 No
Welwitsch [5740] Angola K001008485 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [150] Angola K001008481 Yes
unknown [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000192834 Type Yes
Rudatis, H. [4] Cameroon K000029648 No
Dunlap [261] Cameroon K000029649 No
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [5664] Angola K001008483 Yes
Mann, G. [732] Cameroon K000029650 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30516] Cameroon K000029653 No
Binuyo, A. [35159] Cameroon K000029656 No
Dundas J. [13986] Cameroon K000029655 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2318] Angola K001008478 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8758] Nigeria K:SPC-11712.000 No
Marques, S.A. [5] Angola K001008482 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [15] Angola K001008480 Yes
Cable, S.; et al. [462] Cameroon K:SPC-61625.000 No
Cameroon K:SPC-16935.000 No
Migeod, F. [504] Cameroon K000029652 No

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