Clerodendron myrmecophilum

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Clerodendron myrmecophilum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Clerodendron myrmecophilum, Ridley. Shrub, sparingly branched, 3 ft., with terete sts. and white bark: Lvs. opposite and alternate, 1 ft. long, linear-oblong, shining dark green, with a dozen pairs of conspicuous nerves, short-petioled: fls. yellow-red, in a large, showy terminal pubescent panicle; calyx about ⅓in. long; corolla- tube considerably longer than calyx; corolla-lobes Mm- long, obovate to oblong and obtuse; filaments red, much exserted. Singapore. B.M. 7887. G.C. III. 33:291; 35:237. R.H. 1907. p. 443. G. 26:359. G.M. 47:259. Gng. 13:376. A.F. 25:78.—The hollow sts. afford nesting-places for ants, whence the name myrmecophilum ("ant-loving").—Blooms well in 6-in. pots in a warmhouse, producing panicles 8 in. long on plants 2 ft. high. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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