Rotheca myricoides

Rotheca myricoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rotheca
Species: R. myricoides
Binomial name
Rotheca myricoides
(Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.
Synonyms

Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke
Clerodendrum ugandense Prain
Spironema myricoides Hochst. (basionym

Rotheca myricoides (Butterfly Bush) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1] It is native to Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere.[1] In cultivation, it is frequently known by one of its synonyms, such as Clerodendrum myricoides or Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense'.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rotheca myricoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  • Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Rotheca myricoides". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.


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