Volkameria heterophylla
| Volkameria heterophylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Volkameria |
| Species: | V. heterophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Volkameria heterophylla | |
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Volkameria heterophylla (common names - bois de chenilles, verveine malgache)[3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae. It is a native to Mauritius and La Réunion.[3]
In La Réunion it is found in the semi-dry forests in the West of the island, between Saint-Paul and Saint-Leu and it reaches a height of 4 meters.[3]
It is naturalised in India, Australia (Western Australia and Queensland), Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel Islands.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Aiton, W.T. (1812). "Clerodendrum". Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2 (4): 64.
- ^ a b "Volkameria heterophylla Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c (in French)Cirad:Clerodendrum heterophyllum
External links
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Media related to Clerodendrum heterophyllum at Wikimedia Commons
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