Volkameria aculeata
Haggarbush, Haguebush
Other regional names: Hogga Bush +5 more
- Hogga Bush
- Persian Lilac
- Prayer Berry
- Prickly Myrtle
- Privet
- Privy Hedge
Also known as: Clerodendron aculeatum +16 more
- Clerodendron aculeatum
- Clerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl.
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. acutifolium Kereszty
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. lanceolatum Kereszty
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. mucronatum Kereszty
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. orientale Kereszty
- Clerodendrum aculeatum f. rotundatum Kereszty
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. gracile Griseb. ex Moldenke
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. grandifolium Kuntze
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. guianense Moldenke, 1940
- Clerodendrum aculeatum var. parvifolium Kuntze
- Clerodendrum duckei Moldenke
- Clerodendrum linifolium (Ewart & B.Rees) de Kok
- Clerodendrum linifolium (Ewart & B.Rees) DeKok
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. mexiae Moldenke
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. serratifolium Moldenke
- Clerodendrum ternifolium var. velutinosum Moldenke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Volkameria aculeata (commonly known as Haggarbush or Haguebush) is a shrub within the Lamiaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Benin, Bermuda, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Mali, Togo