Rotheca myricoides

Rotheca myricoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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 – also a name for Buddleja species) 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

"Rotheca myricoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-04-13.
"Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

External links

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Rotheca myricoides". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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[GRIN-1] "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.