Description from
Flora of China
Clerodendrum foetidum Bunge; C. fragrans (Ventenat) Willdenow var. foetidum (Bunge) Bakhuizen; C. yatschuense H. Winkler; Pavetta esquirolii H. Léveillé.
Inflorescences dense. Calyx teeth 1-3 mm.
Medicinal.
Mixed forests on mountain slopes and along roadsides; below 2500 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Vietnam]