105. VERBENACE.E. [13. Clerodendron. 



2. C. phlomidis, L.f. Syn. C. phlomoides, Willd. ; Paniot, *S' • Urni 



H. ; Donkari, Or. ' ' 



A large, often rambling shrub, with a close short hoary pubescence 

 on the branchlets, broadly ovate or sub-rhomboid entire or coarsely 

 crenate-dentate leaves usually abovit 2" by 15", and axillary and 

 termmal cymose panicles of white flowers with tube "Tn-l" lono- and 

 hmb -75* diam. Calyx campanulate S" long in flower with triano-ular 

 caudate acuminate lobes, slightly enlarged in fruit. Drupe brSadly 

 obovoid depressed, ultimately nearly dry -S-'S" separating into 4 

 pyrenes. ° 



Usually in hedges and near villages, but doubtfully indigenous. Sin-bhum i 

 Palamau! Santal Parg. ! Angul ! Narsingpur ! Often seen in gardens all over tTie 

 province. Fl. Sept.-March and perhaps at other times. Evero^reen 



L. attain 3-o" each way below, but very small ones occur on and near the panicle • 

 young puberulous both sides, quite mature glabrous or nearly so acuteCsub-' 

 acuminate ; sec n 4-5, of which one from the base. Petiole slender -S-l" Cvmes 

 1 0-3", each 3-12-fld., but often the whole top of the branch converted in o a S?gl 

 leafy panicle. Calyx green or purplish, lobed half-way down. Cor glandular 

 pubescent, fragrant at night. v^ui. gianciuiar- 



It is given to cattle for diarrhoea and worms. The fruit of this is also frequentlv 

 n.ect-punctured, which converts it into an oblong fleshy mass closely inveS b? 

 the (then) marcescent glandular-pubescent corolla. "ne^ieu oy 



3. C. infortunatum, Gaertn. Bhant, Th. ■ Kula-marsal, Chamo-ar Ho • 



Barm, \ arm, S.; Gokhol, Kharw.- Bhant, H., 5ena. • Ano-uti' 

 Kunti, Or.; Komuti, jr?ioHti.; Bania-ganta (Mayurbhanj). ° ' 

 A robust shrub or undershrub -4-6 ft. high with densely fulvous 

 hairy branches, large ovate and usually cordate leaves 4-8" lono- and 

 broad, and large terminal subcorymbose panicles of white and°pink 

 or pink- spotted flowers on their cymose branches. Conspicuous in 

 fruit from Its large red accrescent calyces, and often reddenino- 

 panicles. Drupe bluish-black, at first enclosed by the calyx which 

 however, opens widely toAvards maturity. ' 



In all the districts, especially the moister ones. Along streams and in ^hfldv 

 gaces and edges of glades in the forest in the drier onesf Champarin common i 

 Purneah, common! Muzail'arpur ! Chota Nagpur, often -re-ar ous frf V^p ,.7aii 

 Ff5Sy-Jul,^"'' ^^^-^11^^' ^-^-^^ common! °&aTpu^".%r^^eV-i?ay' 



Occasionally attains 10 ft. L. persistently hairy, entire or dentate, with numerous 

 minute glistening glands beneath; sec. n. very strong, 5-7, of .'i idi one S?on" 

 and often also one weaker one, from the base. Petiole°'l-4" Pani^fe tomentosefv 

 ^^'J^'.?*^^,^ l^^^y ^^elow. Calyx •4--5" long in flower, 5-fid, with acuminX obJ; 

 l_25-lo" diam m trmt. Cor.-tube •7--75" long, rather slender, pubescent • loS 

 1^: %; °"Mi«^.t"-^o^- ^J^d.t^e other 4 declinate or obliquely spreaW Stamens 

 1 0-2 long (their changes m position with regard to the style verf wel marked in fh^« 

 Ef/l'.lack'' ' ^"^™"«^^^^- ^™i* ^^-^"y °f a single globose d^^pel"^- 3' Jl^am.! 



a^^l^td^iJ^htirfrclfari^Ut^^^^^^ '^^^ ^--« — <^ -^"^ ^^^ee are 



4. C. squamatum, VaM. 



A very beautiful shrub when in full flower, 2-4 ft. hi^h with rich 

 green roundly ovate and cordate leaves 6-12" long and broad and 

 large terminal panicles of which every part is scarlet. Corolla-tube 

 / 5-1 very slender, lobes ^--S". Drupe •3--5" diam. blue-black, seated 

 on the enlarged fruiting calyx which is very broad, •7-1-5" diam. 



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