Taxon: Clerodendrum laevifolium Blume

Summary

Genus:

Clerodendrum

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Ajugoideae

Nomen number:

479801

Place of publication:

Bijdr. 808. 1826

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/429502

Verified:

12/20/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Clerodendrum nutans Wall. ex D. Don
Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Rueda, R. M. 1993. The genus Clerodendrum (Verbenaceae) in Mesoamerica. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:882. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Staples, G. W. & D. R. Herbst. 1996. Nomenclatural changes affecting cultivated plants. I. Baileya 23:179. Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.
Wearn, J. A. & D. J. Mabberley. 2011. Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in Borneo. Syst. Bot. 36:1052-1053. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	chui mo li	垂茉莉	as Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Clerodendrum wallichii
Swedish	slöjklerodendrum		as Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Clerodendrum wallichii

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	s.w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	s.w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2	Cultivated					widely cult. in tropics & subtropics	Rueda, R. M. 1993. The genus Clerodendrum (Verbenaceae) in Mesoamerica. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:882.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (s.w.), Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng (s.w.)]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Sikkim, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Manipur, West Bengal]
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Vietnam

Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics & subtropics)

Reference(s)

Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:1-629.
Rueda, R. M. 1993. The genus Clerodendrum (Verbenaceae) in Mesoamerica. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:882.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Clerodendrum wallichii Merr.	Staples, G. W. & D. R. Herbst. 1996. Nomenclatural changes affecting cultivated plants. I. Baileya 23:179. Note: as Clerodendrum wallichii

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=479801. Accessed 17 April 2026.