| Clerodendrum | |
|---|---|
| Clerodendrum trichotomum fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae (or Lamiaceae) |
| Genus: | Clerodendrum |
| Species: | C. trichotomum |
| Binomial name | |
| Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb. |
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Clerodendrum trichotomum is a large shrub, native to China and Japan.
It grows to about 3 metres high. The leaves are ovate, up to 12 cm long, soft and downy or hairy. The flowers are borne on branching peduncles. They have white petals, held within a brown calyx. The fruits are bright blue drupes.
It is cultivated for its fragrant flowers, autumn colour, and ornamental berries.