Clerodendrum chinense, also known as the glory bower, is a flowering plant found in various regions including Nepal, China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia. It is a popular garden plant and has been introduced to many other parts of the world, such as Florida, Central America, and the Galápagos. This plant has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit and can grow up to 3 meters tall.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ovieda fragrans	Hitchc.	Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12: 63. 1902
Volkameria fragrans	Vent.	Jard. Malmaison : 70 (1804)
Volkmannia japonica	Jacq.	Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 48 (1798)
Clerodendrum chinense var. simplex	(Moldenke) S.L.Chen	Novon 1: 58 (1991)
Clerodendrum fragrans	Vent.	Jard. Malmaison t. 70. 1804
Clerodendrum fragrans	Willd.	Enum. Pl. : 659 (1809)
Clerodendrum fragrans var. multiplex	Sweet	Hort. Brit. 32. 1826
Clerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum	Schauer	Prodr. 11: 666 (1847)
Clerodendrum lasiocephalum	C.B.Clarke	Fl. Brit. India 4: 594 (1885)
Clerodendrum macradenium	Miq.	Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 874 (1858)
Clerodendrum philippinum	Schauer	Prodr. 11: 667 (1847)
Clerodendrum philippinum f. multiplex	(Sweet) Moldenke	Phytologia 41: 10 (1978)
Clerodendrum philippinum f. pleniflorum	(Schauer) Moldenke	Phytologia 40: 260 (1978)
Clerodendrum philippinum var. simplex	C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang	Fl. Yunnanica 1: 470 (1977)
Clerodendrum philippinum f. subfertile	Moldenke	Phytologia 25: 368 (1973)
Clerodendrum roseum	Poit.	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 48: 80 (1876)
Clerodendrum fragrans f. pleniflorum	(Schauer ex DC.) Standl. & Steyerm.	Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 22: 272 (1940)
Clerodendrum japonicum var. pleniflorum	(Schauer) Maheshw.	Taxon 15: 43. 1966
Agricolaea fragrans	Schrank	Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 1808: 98 (1808)
Cryptanthus chinensis	Osbeck	Dagb. Ostind. Resa 215 (1757).

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	stickbush
Indonesian	bunga melati susun papua
mad	malathè tompang
Malayalam	മോട്ടോർമോഹിനി
Swedish	doftklerodendrum
szy	nipaluma-cumuli, comoli
Thai	นางแย้ม
Vietnamese	ngọc nữ thơm
Chinese	九龙吐珠
Chinese	重瓣臭茉莉
Chinese	臭茉莉
Chinese	三台红花

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension
- South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Seychelles

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands
  - Cambodia
  - Myanmar
  - Nicobar Nicobar
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Borneo
  - Jawa
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Malaya
  - Maluku
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi
  - Sumatera

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Southeast
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Society Islands
  - Tuamotu
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji
  - Niue

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas
  - Bermuda
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Belize
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Nicaragua
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Paraguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Galápagos

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000880458
Florida Plant Atlas	1362
USDA Plants	CLCH4
Tropicos	33702482
INPN	448441
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:946989-1
The Plant List	kew-42480
Open Tree Of Life	503289
Observations.org	450370
NCBI Taxonomy	54464
IUCN Red List	158690618
IPNI	946989-1
iNaturalist	335157
GBIF	2925357
EPPO	CLZFR
EOL	481933
USDA GRIN	407664
Wikipedia	Clerodendrum_chinense

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Clerodendrum chinense Stem Extract and Nanoparticles: Effects on Proliferation, Colony Formation, Apoptosis Induction, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Breast Cancer Cells

Chittasupho C, Samee W, Na Takuathung M, Okonogi S, Nimkulrat S, Athikomkulchai S

Int J Mol Sci

12-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10815711
doi:	10.3390/ijms25020978
PMID:	38256052

Tissue culture-free transformation of traditional Chinese medicinal plants with root suckering capability

Lu J, Lu S, Su C, Deng S, Wang M, Tang H, Wang Z, Li G, Lang Z, Zhu JK

Hortic Res

29-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10875980
doi:	10.1093/hr/uhad290
PMID:	38375405

Agrobacterium rhizogenes: paving the road to research and breeding for woody plants

Ying W, Wen G, Xu W, Liu H, Ding W, Zheng L, He Y, Yuan H, Yan D, Cui F, Huang J, Zheng B, Wang X

Front Plant Sci

14-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10682722
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1196561
PMID:	38034586

Woody plant functional traits and phylogenetic signals correlate with urbanization in remnant forest patches

Yang J, Wang Z, Pan Y, Zheng Y

Ecol Evol

31-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10388403
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10366
PMID:	37529580

Technological Development and Application of Plant Genetic Transformation

Su W, Xu M, Radani Y, Yang L

Int J Mol Sci

26-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10341552
doi:	10.3390/ijms241310646
PMID:	37445824

Mechanisms of Yajieshaba in the treatment of liver fibrosis through the Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway

Bai Y, Wu H, Zheng L, Xie Y, Liu F, Wan Y, Li Q, Guo P

Front Pharmacol

09-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10203482
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1124015
PMID:	37229248

Phenylethanoid Glycoside-Enriched Extract Prepared from Clerodendrum chinense Leaf Inhibits A549 Lung Cancer Cell Migration and Apoptosis Induction through Enhancing ROS Production

Chittasupho C, Athikomkulchai S, Samee W, Na Takuathung M, Yooin W, Sawangrat K, Saenjum C

Antioxidants (Basel)

11-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9952440
doi:	10.3390/antiox12020461
PMID:	36830019

Conserved chloroplast genome sequences of the genus Clerodendrum Linn. (Lamiaceae) as a super-barcode

Chen H, Chen H, Wang B, Liu C

PLoS One

09-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9910634
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0277809
PMID:	36757949

CRISPR-Cas: A robust technology for enhancing consumer-preferred commercial traits in crops

Verma V, Kumar A, Partap M, Thakur M, Bhargava B

Front Plant Sci

07-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9941649
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1122940
PMID:	36824195

Leucosceptosides A and B: Two Phenyl-Ethanoid Glycosides with Important Occurrence and Biological Activities

Frezza C, De Vita D, Toniolo C, Sciubba F, Tomassini L, Venditti A, Bianco A, Serafini M, Foddai S

Biomolecules

02-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9775335
doi:	10.3390/biom12121807
PMID:	36551235

Cut–dip–budding delivery system enables genetic modifications in plants without tissue culture

Cao X, Xie H, Song M, Lu J, Ma P, Huang B, Wang M, Tian Y, Chen F, Peng J, Lang Z, Li G, Zhu JK

Innovation (Camb)

25-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9661722
doi:	10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100345
PMID:	36387605

Biologically Active Diterpenoids in the Clerodendrum Genus—A Review

Kuźma Ł, Gomulski J

Int J Mol Sci

20-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9569547
doi:	10.3390/ijms231911001
PMID:	36232298

New Diterpenes with Potential Antitumoral Activity Isolated from Plants in the Years 2017–2022

Forzato C, Nitti P

Plants (Basel)

29-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9460660
doi:	10.3390/plants11172240
PMID:	36079622

Green Nano-Biotechnology: A New Sustainable Paradigm to Control Dengue Infection

Zohra T, Khalil AT, Saeed F, Latif B, Salman M, Ikram A, Ayaz M, Murthy HC

Bioinorg Chem Appl

08-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9377959
doi:	10.1155/2022/3994340
PMID:	35979184

The LOTUS initiative for open knowledge management in natural products research

Rutz A, Sorokina M, Galgonek J, Mietchen D, Willighagen E, Gaudry A, Graham JG, Stephan R, Page R, Vondrášek J, Steinbeck C, Pauli GF, Wolfender JL, Bisson J, Allard PM

eLife

26-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9135406
doi:	10.7554/eLife.70780
PMID:	35616633

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives
Cholesterol	5997	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	386.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Cholesterol-3-13C	304	Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	386.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
17-(5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	314387	Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	398.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
17-(5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86576	Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	398.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
17-(5,6-dimethylhepta-3,6-dien-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	73717482	Click to see CC(C=CC(C)C(=C)C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	396.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
17-(5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86509	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
5-Cholestene-3-ol, 24-methyl-	312822	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Brassicasterol	5281327	Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	398.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Campest-7-en-3beta-ol	5283672	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Campestanol	119394	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	402.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Campesterol	173183	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Ergosta-5,22,25-trien-3-ol	6439571	Click to see CC(C=CC(C)C(=C)C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	396.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Ergostan-3-ol, (3beta,5alpha)-	612090	Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	402.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Stellasterol	5283628	Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C	398.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3beta,5alpha,24S)-Stigmasta-7,25-dien-3-ol	623142	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
(3S,5R,9R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	13941592	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
(8R,9S,10R,13R,14R)-17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	137706654	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	72576472	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	122544	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhepta-3,6-dien-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	73200193	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
22-Dehydroclerosterol	15608667	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
5,25-Stigmastadienol	286499	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Clerosterol	5283638	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X
Fucostanol	6743	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	416.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Poriferasterol	5281330	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80296-6
Stigmast-22E-en-3beta-ol	5283650	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Stigmastanol	241572	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	416.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-128X(89)90036-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80296-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80623-X

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Clerodendrum chinense

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Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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