Lamiaceae
Stickbush
Clerodendrum chinense
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 臭茉莉, 重瓣臭茉莉, 三台红花, 九龙吐珠, 朋必, 海通, 白花臭牡丹, 臭茉莉叶
- English
- Stickbush
- Indonesian
- Bunga Melati Susun Papua
- mad
- Malathè tompang
- Malayalam
- മോട്ടോർമോഹിനി
- Swedish
- Doftklerodendrum
- szy
- Nipaluma-cumuli, comoli
- Thai
- นางแย้ม
- Vietnamese
- Ngọc nữ thơm
Synonyms
- Agricolaea fragrans (Vent.) Schrank
- Clerodendrum chinense var. hamrense Nibed.Das, J.Sarma & Borthakur
- Clerodendrum chinense var. parviflorum M.R.Almeida
- Clerodendrum chinense var. plenum M.R.Almeida
- Clerodendrum chinense var. simplex (Moldenke) S.L.Chen
- Clerodendrum fragrans Willd.
- Clerodendrum fragrans (Vent.) R.Br.
- Clerodendrum fragrans f. corymbosum Bakh.
- Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum (Schauer) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum Bakh.
- Clerodendrum fragrans var. multiplex Sweet
- Clerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum Schauer
- Clerodendrum japonicum (Jacq.) Gandhi
- Clerodendrum japonicum var. pleniflorum (Schauer) Maheshw.
- Clerodendrum lasiocephalum C.B.Clarke
- Clerodendrum macradenium Miq.
- Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer
- Clerodendrum philippinum f. corymbosum (Bakh.) Moldenke
- Clerodendrum philippinum f. multiplex (Sweet) Moldenke
- Clerodendrum philippinum f. pleniflorum (Schauer) Moldenke
- Clerodendrum philippinum f. subfertile Moldenke
- Clerodendrum philippinum var. simplex C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang
- Clerodendrum philippinum var. simplex Moldenke
- Clerodendrum riedelii Oliv.
- Clerodendrum roseum Poit.
- Cryptanthus chinensis Osbeck
- Ovieda fragrans (Vent.) Hitchc.
- Volkameria fragrans Vent.
- Volkmannia japonica Jacq.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to January (from 119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Heibudas, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.