Volkameria aculeata
L.
Lamiaceae
This name is not universally accepted, with some authorities preferring to use the name Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl.[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl.
Clerodendrum angustifolium (Poir.) Spreng.
Clerodendrum duckei Moldenke
Clerodendrum linifolium (Ewart & B.Rees) de Kok
Clerodendrum ternifolium Kunth
Huxleya linifolia Ewart & B.Rees
Ovieda aculeata (L.) Baill.
Volkameria angustifolia Poir.
Volkameria linifolia (Ewart & B.Rees) Mabb. & Y.W.Yuan
Common Name: Prickly Myrtle
General Information
Volkameria aculeata is an evergreen, sprawling shrub with small spines in the leaf axils. It can grow up to 3 metres tall[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
,
710- Title
- Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Llamas K.A.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Oregon.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0-88192-585-3
- Description
- A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. An ornamental plant, it can be grown to make a good barrier hedge.
Volkameria aculeata is very widespread across Tropical America and the Caribbean. However, it is a predominantly coastal species and as such is subject to habitat loss and fragmentation across much of its range .The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2015)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Honduras, southern Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to the Bahamas.
Habitat
Limestone rocks, sand dunes and gravelly wastes, mostly near the sea but also ascending to 250 metres[
436- Title
- Native Plants Hawaii
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
An easily grown plant, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade in most, moderately moist, well-drained soils[
710- Title
- Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Llamas K.A.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Oregon.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0-88192-585-3
- Description
- A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An infusion of the leaves is said to be an effective febrifuge[
988- Title
- The Vegetation of the Grenadines, Windward Islands, British West Indies.
- Publication
- Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University No. 174
- Author
- Howard R. A.
- Publisher
- The Gray Herbarium of Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1952
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes some information on the medicinal and other uses of the plants
].
Agroforestry Uses:
The plant has a spreading habit but can be pruned to shape and, with its small spines and dense growth, it makes a good barrier hedge[
710- Title
- Tropical Flowering Plants. A Guide to Identification and Cultivation.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Llamas K.A.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Oregon.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0-88192-585-3
- Description
- A terse guide for the gardener to almost 1,500 species of ornamental tropical plants with brief details on their cultivation and, usually, a small photograph of good quality.
]. A useful hedge plant in dryish places[
356- Title
- The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr.
- Publisher
- Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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.
