Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Clerodendrum chinense
Flor de muertos, Stickbush, cashmere bouquet
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Clerodendrum
Species
chinense
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer (POWO, 2002) Family changed from Verbenaceae to Lamiaceae (Villalba.J & Villafuuerte.T, 2022)
Origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Wearn, J.A. Mabberley, D.J. (2011) Clerodendrum confusion―redefinition of, and new perspectives for, a large Labiate genus Wearn, J.A. & Mabberley, D.J. (2011). Clerodendrum confusion―redefinition of, and new perspectives for, a large Labiate genus
- Yuan, Yao-Wu Mabberley, D., Steane, D. A., Olmstead, R. (2010) Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 125–133
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"Galapagos Species Database, Clerodendrum chinense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20290. Accessed 3 November 2026.