Volkameria inermis
Species of flowering plant
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Volkameria inermis, commonly known as Indian privet, seaside Clerodendrum and scrambling Clerodendrum, among 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.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Volkameria |
| Species: | V. inermis |
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Botany
This is a shrub 1 to 4 metres tall, but it can grow into a tree with a height up to 10 m. It has woody, smooth stems. Its leaves are arranged alternately; each blade is elliptical, with a length of 1.5 to 4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.[3][2]
The flower is trumpet-shaped with white petals 1.5 to 4 cm long and long reddish or purple stamens. It grows in clusters, each made of 3 to 7 petals joined at the base. Its fruit is round or egg-shaped with a length of 1 cm, it turns from green to black when ripe. When the fruit is dried up, it breaks into 4 lobes with thick corky walls. The tree flowers and bears fruit around the same time from July to December, the fruit ripen in March.[3][2]
Uses
Its parts has many medical properties.[vague] The seeds and roots are used to treat venom from bitten by some fish and other marine animals.[failed verification][3]
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Inflorescence
Leaves and flowers
Fruits
In sand dunes
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