Volkameria inermis

Volkameria inermis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Volkameria
Species:
V. inermis
Binomial name
Volkameria inermis
Synonyms
23 synonyms
  • Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.
  • Ovieda inermis (L.) Burm.f.
  • 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 var. neriifolium Kurz
  • Clerodendrum inerme var. oceanicum A.Gray
  • Clerodendrum inerme f. parvifolium Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum javanicum Spreng.
  • Clerodendrum neriifolium (Roxb.) Wall. ex Steud.
  • Clerodendrum neriifolium var. macrocarpum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Clerodendrum ovalifolium (A.Juss.) Bakh.
  • Clerodendrum ovatum Poir.
  • Ovieda ovalifolia A.Juss.
  • Vitex pinnata f. anomala Moldenke
  • Volkameria buxifolia Willd.
  • Volkameria commersonii Poir.
  • Volkameria neriifolia Roxb.
  • Catesbaea javanica Osbeck

Volkameria inermis, commonly known as Indian privet, seaside Clerodendrum and scrambling Clerodendrum amongst other names, is a species of flowering plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal forests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands. It is a vine or shrub, and was first described in 1788. In Australia it is treated as Clerodendrum inermis. It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.