Clerodendrum capitatum (Willd.) Schumach. & Thonn.

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Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka

Synonyms:	Clerodendron conglobatum Baker Clerodendron talbotii Wernham Siphonanthus capitatus (Willd.) S. Moore Volkameria capitata Willd.
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Description:	Shrub, scrambling to 6 m, spreading. Branches and stems puberulous. Leaves opposite to whorled, ovate to elliptic, pubescent. Flowers in lax hemispherical terminal heads, white. Fruits rounded to four lobed, 12 mm in diameter, shiny black when ripe.
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Flowering time:	Feb - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	From Senegal to Sudan south to Angola across to Malawi
Growth form(s):	Shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 272. Fernandes, R. (2005). Lamiaceae (subfamilies: Viticoideae and Ajugoideae) Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 103 - 104.

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