Clerodendrum inerme

Volkameria inermis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Volkameria
Species:	V. inermis
Binomial name
	Volkameria inermis; L.
Synonyms
	Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f.

Volkameria inermis, the glory bower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal forests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands.^[1]^[2] It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.^[3]

Botany

The tree is a shrub 1–4 metres, but it can grow into a tree with a height up to 10 m. It has woody, smooth stems. Its leaves are arranged alternately, each blade is elliptical with a length of 1.5–4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.^[2]^[3]

The flower is trumpet-shaped with white petals 1.5–4 cm long and long reddish or purple stamens. It grows in clusters each made of 3 to 7 of them joined at the base. Its fruit is round or egg-shaped with a length of 1 cm, it turns from green to black when ripe. When the fruit is dried up, it breaks into 4 lobes with thick corky walls. The tree flowers and bears fruit around the same time from July to December, the fruit ripen in March.^[2]^[3]

Uses

Its parts has many medical properties. The seeds and roots are used to treat venom from bitten by some fish and other marine animals.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Volkameria inermis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tan, Ria (19 January 2022). "Gambir laut or Wild jasmine (Clerodendrum inerme)". WildSingapore. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c El Mokni, R.; Kasri, M.; El Aouni, M. H. (2013). "Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) a new alien species naturalized to the Tunisian coast, first record for North-Africa" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (23): 117–122.

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[POWO-1] "Volkameria inermis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[WS-2] Tan, Ria (19 January 2022). "Gambir laut or Wild jasmine (Clerodendrum inerme)". WildSingapore. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022.

[FM-3] El Mokni, R.; Kasri, M.; El Aouni, M. H. (2013). "Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) a new alien species naturalized to the Tunisian coast, first record for North-Africa" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (23): 117–122.

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