• Family : Verbenaceae
  (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
• Synonym(s) : Clerodendrum glandulosum Coleb.),
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Clerodendrum colebrookeanum Walp.
• Common name : East Indian Glory Bower
• Vernacular name : Nephaphu (Assamese); Dieng jakangum, Dieng jalemkynthei (Khasi); Phuihnam (Mizo); Anpui (Nepali); Nareihan (Tangkhul)
• Habit : Shrub
• Habitat : Roadsides, forest edges, moist, shady places and amidst bushes
• Comments / notes : Traditionally, it is used in the treatment of various diseases due to its immense therapeutic potential
• Key identification features : broadly ovate or cordate leaf blade with large peltate glands or glands on the abaxial surface of the leaf base and corymb thrysoid inflorescence
• Flower, Fruit : August-December
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
• Native : Tropical & Subtropical Asia
• Exotic/Native : Native
• Endemism : North-East India
• World Distribution : Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Clerodendrum colebrookeanum. Downloaded on 3 June 2023.

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