274 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Asteridae

► Order Lamiales

► Family Lamiaceae [= Labiatae] - Mint family

► Family (Alt) Verbenaceae - Verbena family

► Subfamily Teucrioideae

► Genus Clerodendrum L. - Glorybower

Synonyms

≡ Volkameria inermis (basinom) L.

Common names

Clerodendron (English)

Embrert (English)

Glory bower (English)

Indian privet (English)

Seaside clerodendrum (English)

Sorcerers bush (English)

Wild jasmine (English)

Clérodendron (French)

 

Banajai (India (Bengali))

Batraj (India (Hindi))

Chhoti-ari (India (Hindi))

Lanjai (India (Hindi))

Sangan-kuppi (India (Hindi))

Sankuppi (India (Hindi))

Vilayati mehendi (India (Hindi))

Kundali (India (Sanskrit))

Shangam-kuppi (India (Sanskrit))

Anjali (India (Tamil))

Cankankuppi (India (Tamil))

Kuppi (India (Tamil))

Peechangu (India (Tamil))

Sangam (India (Tamil))

Erup-pichha (India (Telugu))

Pisangi (India (Telugu))

Pishinika (India (Telugu))

Takkolapu-chettu (India (Telugu))

 

Ku lang shu (Chinese)

Ibota-kusagi (Japanese)

Description

Small white salverform flower with a very thin corolla tube, five rounded separated lobes and conspicuous pinkish purple exserted stamens; borne singly or in clusters of two or three from the leaf axils. A shrub with bright green oval leaves, usually grown as a hedge.