Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Clerodendrum japonicum
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows about 2 m high. The leaves are opposite. They are 5-17 cm long by 3.5-18 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The base is heart shaped and taper towards the point. It has small rounded teeth around the edge. The flowers are red and in large spreading panicles. The fruit are round. They become black when ripe. They have a red outer covering.
A tropical plant. It grows up to 1600 m altitude in Nepal. It grows in valleys, open spaces and in forests. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common Names: Bunga pagoda, Bakan, Bei bing, Bieboa bo, Binliang, De ga pa me, He bao hua, Poto-O, Tapen
Synonyms:
Clerodendrum kaempferi (Jacq.)Sleb.;
Clerodendrum paniculatum L.;
Volkameria japonica Thunb.;