Clerodendrum indicum

Common Name: Turk's turban

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Synonyms: Siphonanthus indicus L.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8a-12

Growth Habit: Shrub, Subshrub, Tree

Origin: Asia

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen vouchered in 1921

IFAS Assessment:

North: OK
Central: OK
South: OK

Plant apex showing early fruit development — Javier Alejandro

Description

Herbaceous to woody plant 1.5-3 m tall with verticillate sessile leaves in a whorl. Cymes verticillately arranged to form a terminal, 20-25 cm long panicle. Flowers white, ca. 1.5 cm across; bracts 5-10 mm long, reddish when young. Corolla-tube 8-10 mm long, glabrous; lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse. Drupe, bluish-black, enclosed by enlarged red calyx. Blooms late summer to fall.

Habitat

Disturbed areas, riverbeds, damp, open areas

Comments

C. indicum grows quickly and reproduces by seeds, rooted cuttings, and suckers.

Control Methods

Manual: NA
Chemical: NA
Biological: NA

Control Notes

References

CABI. 2017. Invasive Species Compendium. Clerodendron indicum (Turk's turban). https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14330 Accessed March 26, 2022.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze in GBIF Secretariat. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 26 April 2022.

Dave's Garden. 2022. Clerodendrum Species, Bowing Lady, Sky Rocket, Tubeflower, Turk's Turban. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54153/ Accessed July 27, 2022.