Clerodendrum is a genus of small trees, shrubs, lianas, and sub herbaceous perennials. Leaves decussate or whorled, never spiny as in some close relatives. Inflorescence usually terminal. Sepals usually connate, often colored, usually accrescent. Corolla red to yellow, pink, or white. Corolla tube 5-lobed, the lobes usually unequal.
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