Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Clerodendrum

Species: trichotomum

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000987

Common name: Peanut butter tree

English name: Harlequin glory bower

Arabic name: كليرا ترايكوتومم

Native: China- Japan - Korea- India

(PGR): Rare

Large deciduous shrub growing 3-6 m high leaves ovate, up to 12 cm long, downy or hairy flowers fragrant, white petals, green calyx which turns red as the fruiting ripen fruit drupe, dark blue  on maturity

Ornamental shrubs. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food, The leaves of species in this genus usually have a bitter flavor and are often eaten at least as much for their tonic affect upon the digestive system as for any appeal to the taste buds.

Texture: Clay Granite Loam Sandy

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Medium Water

Climates: Subtropics

Lights: Light shade

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Late summer

Zone: 7 : 10

pH range: It tolerates most pH of soil

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Shrub

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Landscape Medicinal Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Sub tropical

pH: Mild acid Neutral