Volkameria inermis

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Volkameria inermis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Volkameria
Species:
V. inermis
Binomial name
Volkameria inermis
L.
Synonyms [1]
23 synonyms
  • Clerodendrum inerme(L.) Gaertn.
  • Ovieda inermis(L.) Burm.f.
  • Clerodendrum buxifolium(Willd.) Spreng.
  • Clerodendrum capsulareBlanco
  • Clerodendrum commersonii(Poir.) Spreng.
  • Clerodendrum coriaceumPoir.
  • Clerodendrum coromandelianumSpreng.
  • Clerodendrum emarginatumBriq.
  • Clerodendrum inerme var. macrocarpum(Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum inerme var. neriifoliumKurz
  • Clerodendrum inerme var. oceanicumA.Gray
  • Clerodendrum inerme f. parvifoliumMoldenke
  • Clerodendrum javanicumSpreng.
  • Clerodendrum neriifolium(Roxb.) Wall. ex Steud.
  • Clerodendrum neriifolium var. macrocarpumWall. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Clerodendrum ovalifolium(A.Juss.) Bakh.
  • Clerodendrum ovatumPoir.
  • Ovieda ovalifoliaA.Juss.
  • Vitex pinnata f. anomalaMoldenke
  • Volkameria buxifoliaWilld.
  • Volkameria commersoniiPoir.
  • Volkameria neriifoliaRoxb.
  • Catesbaea javanicaOsbeck

Volkameria inermis, commonly known as Indian privet, seaside Clerodendrum and scrambling Clerodendrum amongst other names, is a species of flowering plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal forests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands. It is a vine or shrub, and was first described in 1788. In Australia it is treated as Clerodendrum inermis. It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa. [2]

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Botany

This is a shrub 1–4 metres, but it can grow into a tree with a height up to 10 m. It has woody, smooth stems. Its leaves are arranged alternately, each blade is elliptical with a length of 1.5–4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside. [3] [2]

The flower is trumpet-shaped with white petals 1.5–4 cm long and long reddish or purple stamens. It grows in clusters each made of 3 to 7 of them joined at the base. Its fruit is round or egg-shaped with a length of 1 cm, it turns from green to black when ripe. When the fruit is dried up, it breaks into 4 lobes with thick corky walls. The tree flowers and bears fruit around the same time from July to December, the fruit ripen in March. [3] [2]

Uses

Its parts has many medical properties. The seeds and roots are used to treat venom from bitten by some fish and other marine animals. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Volkameria inermis L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 El Mokni, R.; Kasri, M.; El Aouni, M. H. (2013). "Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) a new alien species naturalized to the Tunisian coast, first record for North-Africa" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (23): 117–122. doi:10.7320/FLMEDIT23.117.
  3. 1 2 3 Tan, Ria (16 May 2025). "Gambir laut or Wild jasmine (Clerodendrum inerme)". WildSingapore. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022.
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