Lamiaceae

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clerodendrum

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Turk's turbin (Clerodendrum indicum) — FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Burmese: ငါးရံ့ပတူ, တောပက်
Chinese: 滇常山, 长管假茉莉, 长管垂茉莉, 长管大青
English: Turk's turbin
shn: တူၼ်ႈၽၵ်းလီႇမႅၼ်း, ၽၵ်းတိၼ်ႁုင်ႉ, ၽၵ်းလိတ်ႇမႅၼ်း, ယႃႈၶွၵ်ႇလိပ်ႈ

Synonyms

Clerodendrum longicolle G.Mey.
Clerodendrum mite (L.) Vatke
Clerodendrum semiserratum Wall.
Clerodendrum siphonanthus R.Br.
Clerodendrum siphonanthus var. angustifolium (Willd.) Hassk.
Clerodendrum verticillatum Roxb. ex D.Don
Ovieda mitis L.
Ovieda verticillatum Roxb. ex D.Don
Siphonanthus angustifolius Willd.
Siphonanthus indicus L.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lauren Gillett, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nash Turley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ethan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pranav Chandra Bose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bfberauer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.