Pagoda flower

Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Clerodendrum paniculatum
Description: Plant Form Shrub Size 1-2 m high Stem Branch nodes with fine hairs present Leaves Broad and large (5-17 cm long, 7-20 cm wide), slightly to deeply lobed, base of leaf is heart-shaped, leaf stem 3-11cm, Flowers Large (15-26 cm long, 16-22 cm wide), loosely clustered, many-flowered inflorescences, long flower stems, flowers have 5 narrow petals which are red-orange, flower tubes are 1.0-1.5 cm long, hairy outside and mostly hairless inside, repoructive organs exert themselves and are roughly four times as long as flower tube Fruit and Seeds Fuits spherical, 0.5-1.0 cm wide Habitat Tropical and subtropical regions Distinguishing Features Another exotic species, Clerodendrum speciosissimum, has leaves without strong lobes and flowers have unevenly spaced petals (i.e. not radially symmetric) Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Common Lifeform: Herbaceous

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