Rotheca serrata(L.) Steane & Mabb.

WFO wfo-0000298195 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Rotheca serrata, photographed by Abhinav Thakur
fig. a Abhinav Thakur, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-21 / obs. 199340954
Rotheca serrata, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. b Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 162629278
Rotheca serrata, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 160279699
Rotheca serrata, photographed by OnePlanet
fig. d OnePlanet, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 146788430
Rotheca serrata, photographed by Rejoice Gassah
fig. e Rejoice Gassah, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 128357822
Rotheca serrata, photographed by T R Shankar Raman
fig. f T R Shankar Raman, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104323692
Rotheca serrata, photographed by yajapin
fig. g yajapin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 52083307
Rotheca serrata, photographed by Ramesh Shenai Jr.
fig. h Ramesh Shenai Jr., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 80251171

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Native range 20 botanical countries

Regions where Rotheca serrata is native: China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya China South-CentralChina SoutheastTibetAssamBangladeshBorneoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosMalayaMyanmarNepalPakistanSri LankaSumateraThailandVietnamWest Himalaya
Native distribution of Rotheca serrata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Tibet CHT

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 38 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Clerodendrum bracteosum Kostel.
  • Clerodendrum cuneatum Turcz.
  • Clerodendrum divaricatum Jack
  • Clerodendrum farinosum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Steud.
  • Clerodendrum farinosum var. pubescens (H.R.Fletcher) Leerat. & Chantar.
  • Clerodendrum grandifolium Salisb.
  • Clerodendrum herbaceum Roxb. ex Schauer
  • Clerodendrum hexangulare D.Baro & Borthakur
  • Clerodendrum javanicum Walp.
  • Clerodendrum macrophyllum Sims
  • Clerodendrum ornatum Wall.
  • Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon
  • Clerodendrum serratum f. lacteum Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. amplexifolium Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. glabrescens Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. herbaceum (Roxb. ex Schauer) C.Y.Wu
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. javanicum Hochr.
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. obovatum Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. pilosum Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. pubescens Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. velutinum Moldenke
  • Clerodendrum serratum var. wallichii C.B.Clarke
  • Clerodendrum ternifolium D.Don
  • Clerodendrum trifoliatum Steud.

and 14 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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