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Specimen : Cultivated

Local name : Bagawak-morado

Trade name : Star burst clerodendrum

Botanical name : Clerodendrum quadriloculare

Family : Lamiaceae

Specimen height : 2-4 meters

Fruiting season : February to April

Traits : Deciduous; Drought tolerant; Fast-growing; Large shrub to small tree; Shade tolerant

Recommendations : Home gardens; Ornamental shrub or tree; Potted; Public spaces; Urban greening; Wildcrafting

Used for : Leaves are used for healing wounds and for tonic baths

Native range : The Philippines

National conservation status : Critically Endangered Species (DENR AO 2007-1)

Further readings :

Bureau of Plant Industry Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication - Clerodendrum quadriloculare

DENR Administrative Order 2007-1 (Establishing the National List of Threatened Philippine Plants and their Categories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species)

Tropical & Subtropical Trees (M. Barwick) (115)

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