Clerodendrum splendens
(Flaming glorybower vine, Bleeding heart vine)
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FAMILY |
Lamiaceae / Verbenaceae |
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Species |
Clerodendrum splendens |
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Common name |
Flaming glorybower vine, Bleeding heart vine |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers red; scrambler |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This African scrambling shrub or vine has opposite, glossy green leaves, ovate to oblong up to 18 x 8 cm. Flowers are in terminal clusters, the red corolla is fused to form a tube, lobes spreading to 2 cm long. The stamens with their red filaments are exserted.
