Clerodendrum chinense

Clerodendrum chinense, called the glory bower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum. It is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, south-central and southeast China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia.^[2][3] It is a perennial shrub that grows up to 3 m (10 ft) tall.^[4]

Clerodendrum chinense
Mature flowers and flower buds
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Clerodendrum
Species:	C. chinense
Binomial name
Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Agricolaea fragrans (Vent.) Schrank Clerodendrum chinense var. hamrense Das, Sarma & Borthakur Clerodendrum chinense var. parviflorum M.R.Almeida Clerodendrum chinense var. plenum M.R.Almeida Clerodendrum chinense var. simplex (Moldenke) S.L.Chen Clerodendrum fragrans Willd. Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum (Schauer) Standl. & Steyerm. Clerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum Schauer Clerodendrum japonicum (Jacq.) Gandhi Clerodendrum lasiocephalum C.B.Clarke Clerodendrum macradenium Miq. Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer Clerodendrum philippinum f. multiplex (Sweet) Moldenke Clerodendrum philippinum f. pleniflorum (Schauer) Moldenke Clerodendrum philippinum var. simplex C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang Clerodendrum philippinum f. subfertile Moldenke Clerodendrum riedelii Oliv. Clerodendrum roseum Poit. Cryptanthus chinensis Osbeck Ovieda fragrans (Vent.) Hitchc. Volkameria fragrans Vent. Volkmannia japonica Jacq.

A popular garden plant, it has been widely introduced to the rest of the world, including Florida, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central America, the Galápagos, South America, Ascension Island, the Gulf of Guinea islands, East Africa, the Seychelles, Pakistan, India, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Taiwan, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, and the Society Islands. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]