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Lamiaceae

Harlequin glorybower

Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Clerodendrum

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Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)
FlowerPhoto: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)
Chinese
海州常山, 后庭花, 山豬枷, 泡火桐, 海州常山(臭梧桐), 臭梧, 臭梧桐, 臭梧桐子
Czech
Blahokeř trojmý, Blahokeř pozdní
Danish
Almindelig Skæbnetræ
English
Harlequin glorybower, Peanut butter tree, Harlequin gataxon comlorybower, Ferruginous clerodendrum
French
Arbre du clergé
Japanese
クサギ
Korean
누리장나무
Polish
Szczęślin trójdzielny
Slovenian
Navadni usodnik

Synonyms

  • Clerodendrum fargesii Dode
  • Clerodendrum koshunense Hayata
  • Clerodendrum serotinum Carrière
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum f. albicarpum Satomi
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum f. ferrugineum (Nakai) Ohwi
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. esculentum Makino
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii (Dode) Rehder
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. ferrugineum Nakai
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. tomentosum Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. villosum P.S.Hsu
  • Clerodendrum trichotomum var. yakusimense (Nakai) Nakai
  • Clerodendrum yakusimense (Nakai) Nakai
  • Ovieda trichotoma (Thunb.) Baill.
  • Siphonanthus trichotomus (Thunb.) Nakai
  • Siphonanthus trichotomus var. esculentus (Makino) Nakai
  • Siphonanthus trichotomus var. fargesii (Dode) Nakai
  • Siphonanthus trichotomus var. ferrugineus (Nakai) Nakai
  • Siphonanthus yakusimensis Nakai

Flowers

In flower
July to October (from 320 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.