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Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl.
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Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdtl., Linnaea 6: 750. 1831.
Basionym: Volkameria aculeata L.
Erect or scandent shrub attainig 3 m in length. Stems cylindrical, usually striate, puberulent, with 2 or 3 spines, opposite or whorled, in the area of the nodes; stipules absent. Leaves opposite or three per node, 1.5-7 × 0.5-2.6 cm, oblong or ellipticovate, chartaceous, glabrous or puberulent, the apex acute or obtuse, the base cuneate or rounded, the margins entire; upper surface dull, dark green; lower surface pale green, dull, with numerous dots; petioles 2.5-10 mm long, puberulent. Inflorescences of axillary cymes. Calyx campanulate, puberulent, 2.5-4 mm long, the sepals expanded; corolla white, hypocrateriform, 1.4-2.7 cm long, the tube sometimes with a purple tinge; filaments pink, twice as long as the corolla; style purple, as long as the filaments. Drupe ovoid or depressed-ovoid, 5-7 mm long, opening in two halves when ripe.
Phenology: Collected in flower from January to March and from August to October and in fruit from January to August.
Status: Native, locally common.
Selected Specimens Examined: Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 681; 1934; 1994; 2818; 3766; 4026; 5140; 5409; 6976; 11059; 11273; 11524.
Habit: Shrub
Holotype for Clerodendrum ternifolium var. mexiae Moldenke
Catalog Number: US 1592022
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Status verified from secondary sources
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): Y. Mexia
Year Collected: 1934
Locality: Between Guayaquil and Salinas., Guayas, Ecuador, South America
- Holotype: Moldenke, H. N. 1940. Phytologia. 1: 460.
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Isotype for Clerodendrum ternifolium var. mexiae Moldenke
Catalog Number: US 2250328
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Status verified from secondary sources
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): Y. Mexia
Year Collected: 1934
Locality: Between Guayaquil and Salinas; near Sea level., Guayas, Ecuador, South America
- Isotype: Moldenke, H. N. 1940. Phytologia. 1: 460.
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Sometimes used as a hedge plant in gardens (Parker, l.c.).
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"Notes: Western Ghats, High Altitude, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America"
Distribución: En bosques y matorrales secos, a lo largo del litoral. También en Mona, Anegada, Jost van Dyke, Isla Peter, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola y Virgen Gorda; a través de las Antillas, Venezuela y las Guyanas.
Bosques Públicos: Guánica y Mona.
Distribution: In dry forests and thickets, along the littoral zone. Also on Mona, Anegada, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda; throughout the Antilles, Venezuela, and the Guianas.
Public Forests: Guánica and Mona.
Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri
Distribution: A native of the W. Indies, introduced in some parts of Africa and Asia.
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