- Family : VERBENACEAE
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
- Basionym : Volkameria inermis L.
- Synonym(s) : Clerodendrum buxifolium (Willd.) Spreng.; Clerodendrum capsulare Blanco; Clerodendrum commersonii (Poir.) Spreng.; Clerodendrum coriaceum Poir.; Clerodendrum coromandelianum Spreng.; Clerodendrum emarginatum Briq.; Clerodendrum inerme var. macrocarpum (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) Moldenke; Clerodendrum inerme f. parvifolium Moldenke; Clerodendrum javanicum Spreng.; Clerodendrum neriifolium (Roxb.) Wall. ex Steud.; Clerodendrum ovalifolium (A.Juss.) Bakh.; Clerodendrum ovatum Poir.; Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f.; Ovieda ovalifolia A.Juss.; Volkameria buxifolia Willd.; Volkameria commersonii Poir.; Volkameria neriifolia Roxb.; Catesbaea javanica Osbeck
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Volkameria inermis L.
- Common name : Common Hedge Bower, Glory Bower, Embrert, Garden quinine, Sorcerers Bush, Wild Jasmine
- Vernacular name :
- Binjoan (Hindi)
- Vishamadari (Kannada)
- Kundali (Sanskrit)
- Pisangi, Nilla vuppi, Pisinika (Telugu)
- Nuthunga, Phul-joli, Chinyan shi (Oria)
- Pinari chengu, Sangan guppi (Tamil)
- Cheruchinna, Chinnayila, Mullachinna, Nironchi, Puzhamulla, Sankukuppi, Vishamadari (Malayalam)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Plains, scrub jungles and wastelands, often by fencing
- Comments / notes : Widely cultivated in gardens
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, S.P.S. Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mahbubnagar district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district, Chamarajanagara district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Balangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Kendujhar district, Khordha district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district, Sambalpur district, Sundargarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Port Blair taluk
- Native : Tropical Asia
- World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Australia, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 219
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Clerodendrum inerme
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Clerodendrum inerme. Downloaded on 12 February 2026.
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