Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Clerodendrum | Species: Clerodendrum infortunatum Linn.( भांट ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Clerodendrum calycinum Turcz., Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bhant, Saraswaty's leaf, Sticky glorybower | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Hill Glory Bower | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bhant | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits drupe, subglobose, black, seated on much enlarged copular, bright – red calyx. |
| Habitat | Degraded forest areas and also in the plains along river banks and near villages. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical regions of Asia including India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Andaman Islands, and Sri Lanka. | Bark Details | Smooth and green in colour |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen shrubs, up to to 2.5 m high. Leaves opposite, ovate, shortly acuminate, rounded or subcordate base, crenate – dentate, hairy. Flower terminal, subcorymbose, white with a red spot in centre, in large, lax, pubescent – panicles. Calyx deeply 5 – partite, pubescent, segments lanceolate, subacute. Corolla tube cylindrical, lobes elliptic, acute. Fruits drupe, subglobose, black, seated on much enlarged copular, bright – red calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, ovate, shortly acuminate, rounded or subcordate base, crenate – dentate, hairy. |
