Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1 (1788)
Latin for 'unarmed'.

Description
Shrub (strangling) up to 6 m tall and 6 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 14 mm diameter, white-yellow, with corolla tube, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 11 mm diameter, blue-purple, drupes.

Ecology
Mainly in open coastal areas, i.e. along the beach, in mangroves, along tidal rivers, but also along rivers and in swamps more inland up to 100 m altitude. Usually on sandy soils, but also on clay.

Distribution
India, Southern China and Southern Japan, to New Guinea and Australia. In Borneo found throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Akar kerujo, Temporapang.