Pagoda Flower is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on October 12th, 2016.
Pagoda Flower
This beautiful cluster of flowers was one of many clusters on a bush found at Butterfly World in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It is striking because of... more
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Pagoda Flower
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Phyllis Taylor
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This beautiful cluster of flowers was one of many clusters on a bush found at Butterfly World in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It is striking because of its color and its size. Its common name is Pagoda Flower and its botonical name is Clerodendrum Peniculatum. It is especially appealing to butterflies.
The pagoda flower, so called because of its tall, pyramidal inflorescences, is one of the most spectacular Clerodendrum species.
It was first described in 1767 by the ‘father’ of modern biological nomenclature – the Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus. The species epithet refers to the large ‘paniculate’ clusters of flowers (inflorescences), the feature which makes this such a visually-striking plant. The pagoda flower is commonly encountered in the Asian tropics, where it is popular as an ornamental and known for its medicinal uses.
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October 12th, 2016
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