Clerodendrum splendens G. Don

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Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Mark Hyde
Next to the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Mark Hyde
Next to the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Mark Hyde
Next to the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Mark Hyde
Next to the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi

Clerodendrum splendens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi

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Synonyms: Siphonanthus splendens (G.Don) Hiern
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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: splendens: splendid; beautiful.
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Worldwide distribution: Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi and Angola.
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Images last updated: Thursday 30 April 2026
Literature:

Fernandes, R. (2005). Lamiaceae (subfamilies: Viticoideae and Ajugoideae) Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Page 94.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 145.


Other sources of information about Clerodendrum splendens:

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Flora of Burundi: Clerodendrum splendens
Flora of Burundi: cultivated Clerodendrum splendens
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Clerodendrum splendens
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Clerodendrum splendens
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Clerodendrum splendens
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Clerodendrum splendens

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Clerodendrum splendens
African Plant Database: Clerodendrum splendens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Clerodendrum splendens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Clerodendrum splendens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Clerodendrum splendens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Clerodendrum splendens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clerodendrum splendens
JSTOR Plant Science: Clerodendrum splendens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Clerodendrum splendens
Plants of the World Online: Clerodendrum splendens
Tropicos: Clerodendrum splendens
Wikipedia: Clerodendrum splendens


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Clerodendrum splendens.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=206000, retrieved 4 May 2026

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