Clerodendrum albiflos

Clerodendrum albiflos is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Western New Guinea.^[3] It was first described in 1919 by the Dutch botanist Herman Johannes Lam in his monograph "Verbenaceae of the Malay Archipelago".^[4] The species is native to Western New Guinea, where it found in humid, lowland rainforests.^[2]

Clerodendrum albiflos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Clerodendrum
Species:	C. albiflos
Binomial name
Clerodendrum albiflos H.J.Lam[1]
Synonyms[2]
Clerodendrum albiflos var. glabrior H.J.Lam

Description

It is a small tree that grows up to 12 metres in height. The flowers possess green sepals and a white corolla, with green anthers. The fruit is a dark purple berry, enclosed in a calyx that is greenish on the outside and reddish on the inside.^[5]

Varieties

Two taxa under Clerodendrum albiflos have been recorded from West Irian (Western New Guinea).^[6]

1. Clerodendrum albiflos H.J.Lam : The main species, native to Western New Guinea.
2. Clerodendrum albiflos var. glabrior (Gibbs) H.J.Lam : A recognized variety, also recorded from Western New Guinea.