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CLERODENDRON Linnaeus 



CLERODENDRON SPEC I OS I SSI MUM Paxt. Mag. Bot. 3 (1837) 217, 271. 

 Clerodendron fallax Lindl. in Bot. Reg. (1844) sub. t. 19. 

 Petasites agrestis Rumph. Herb. Amb. 4: 108, t. U9. 

 Amboina, Paso and near the town of Amboina, Robinson PI. Rumph. 

 Amb. SOS, July 20 and 23, 1913, along the banks of streams, locally known 

 as daun pic ha piring. 



This was reduced by Linnaeus, Mant. 2 (1771) 423, followed 

 by Murray, Syst. Veg. (1774) 483, to Clerodendron infortunium 

 Linn., which it somewhat resembles ; it is, however, quite distinct 

 from the Linnean species. This reduction was followed by 

 Willdenow, Blume, Walpers, Hasskarl [Retzia 1 (1855) 59], 

 Schauer, and Miquel. Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. (1790) 388, 

 placed it under his Volkameria petasites, apparently taking his 

 specific name from Rumphius. However, Volkameria petasites 

 Lour., as described, is very different from Petasites agrestis 

 Rumph. Hasskarl, Neue Schlussel (1866) 82, suggests that 

 it may be the same as Clerodendron viscosum Vent., which, 

 however, has been considered by all recent authors as a synonym 

 of Clerodendron infortunatum Linn. 



In adopting the name Clerodendron speciosissimum Paxt. I 

 have followed the synonymy as given by Schauer, in DC. Prodr. 

 11 (1847) 666, but have had no opportunity to examine the 

 original description of either Clerodendron speciosissimum Paxt. 

 or C. fallax Lindl. The Amboina specimens, however, agree 

 perfectly with Javan material named C. speciosissimum Lindl. 

 as well as with material from the Caroline Islands, Samoa, and 

 Cuba (cultivated) named Clerodendron fallax Lindl. Neither 

 is given for Java by Koorders, Exkurs. Fl. Java 3 (1912) 

 137-139, although Clerodendron fallax Lindl. was apparently de- 

 scribed from Javan specimens; perhaps this form is included 

 in Koorders's work under Clerodendron paniculatum Linn. 



CLERODENDRON COMMERSONII (Poir.) Spreng*. Syst. Veg. 2 (1825) 

 758. 



Volkameria commersonii Poir. in Lam. Encycl. 8 (1808) 688. 

 Volkameria nereifolia Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 3 (1832) 64. 

 Clerodendron neriifolium Wall. Cat. (1829) no. 1789. 

 Clerodendron inerme auct. plur. p. p. 

 Jasminum litoreum Rumph. Herb. Amb. 5: 86, t. 46. 

 Amboina, Ayer putri, Robinson PL Rumph. Amb. 297, July 28, 1913, 

 along tidal streams. 



This widely distributed coastal plant is commonly named Cler- 

 odendron inerme (Linn.) Gaertn., but several authors have 



