Edible: Leaves
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches can be angular and hollow. The leaves are 4-15 cm long by 7-20 cm wide or larger. They are broadly oval and can have 3-7 lobes. The base is heart shaped. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. There are many flowers in a group 45 cm long. The fruit is fleshy and green to blue turning black when ripe.
It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows in wet places between 100-500 m above sea level. At ECHO.
Common Names: Pagoda flower, Bunga pagoda oranye, Haw kawr daw, Nomwan, Pan-letwah, Pan-po-detha, Panyin
Synonyms:
Caprifolium paniculatum Noronha;
Cleianthus coccineus Lour. ex B. A. Gomes;
Clerodendrum diversifolium Vahl;
Clerodendrum pyramidale Andrews;
Volkameria angulata Lour.;
Volkameria diversifolia Vahl;