Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf. f. is a shrub of the Verbenaceae family, with young branches that are square shaped and covered with short yellow brown hairs. When old, it is hairless. Leaves papery, narrowly ovate or ovate oblong, apex gradually pointed, base nearly circular, entire Cymes axillary or pseudoapical, bifurcated Bracts narrowly lanceolate Calyx white, connate at the base, swollen in the middle, lobes triangular ovate, apex gradually pointed Corolla deep red, covered with fine glandular hairs, lobes elliptical Stamens 4, extending outward from the corolla along with the style The stigma is 2-lobed. The drupe is nearly spherical, with a shiny outer skin and a brownish black color The persistent sepals do not increase in size and are reddish purple in color. The flowering period is from March to May.
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