Clerodendrum splendens
StarClerodendrum splendens
Synonyms: Clerodendrum rollisonii, Siphonanthus splendens, Clerodendrum giletii, Clerodendrum splendens var. giletii, Clerodendrum rollissonii, Clerodendrum aurantium
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In its native West and Central Africa the leaves, roots, and stem bark of Clerodendrum splendens (Trokpatan in Cote d'Ivoire) are widely used in traditional medicine to treat coughs, asthma, malaria, rheumatism, skin diseases, ulcers, and venereal infections (Burkill, 1985). Pharmacological investigation of leaf extracts has confirmed significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity in animal models, supporting the traditional use of the plant for rheumatism and inflammatory pain (Bekoe et al., 2024).
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Botanical Description
Clerodendrum splendens, the flaming glory-bower, is a vigorous evergreen woody climber or scrambling shrub native to tropical West and Central Africa. Its opposite leaves are ovate to elliptic, leathery, glossy dark green, and prominently veined, borne on short petioles along twining stems. The plant is celebrated for its dense, terminal and axillary panicles of brilliant scarlet to crimson flowers, each with a tubular corolla opening into five spreading lobes and long, conspicuously exserted stamens, giving the cluster a flame-like appearance. Flowering is profuse and long-lasting in warm climates. The fruit is a small drupe seated in the persistent calyx. Widely planted as an ornamental in the tropics, it occurs naturally in forest margins, secondary thickets, and riverine vegetation across countries from Guinea to the Congo basin.
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