Clerodendrum floribundum
R.Br.
Lamiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Clerodendrum floribundum is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
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- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
]. The trunk can sometimes reach 30cm in diameter[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Clerodendrum floribundum has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major
threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
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- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
Range
E. Asia - Indonesia (East Timor) to New Guinea and Australia (northern Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, eastern New South Wales)
Habitat
Margins of coastal rainforest[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Pollinators | Lepidoptera, Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus generally grow best in full sun or partial shade in a moist but well-drained soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
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- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
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- 2011
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- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
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Edible Uses
Roots - boiled and eaten[
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- Native Tastes of Australia
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- http://tasteaustralia.biz/
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- A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes.
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Medicinal
A lotion made from the branches or bark was used for easing bodily aches[
1096- Title
- Native Tastes of Australia
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- http://tasteaustralia.biz/
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- A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes.
]. The roots were boiled and eaten
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Germination is rather unreliable and can take several months[
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- Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6
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- Nicholson N. & H.
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- Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales.
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- 2007
- ISBN
- 9-78095894-3628
- Description
- Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
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Softwood cuttings
Cuttings of half-ripe wood
Root cuttings
Division of suckers
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
