Duranta
| Duranta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Duranta L.[1] |
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Duranta dombeyana | |
Duranta is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.[1] It contains 17 species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern Florida to Mexico and South America. They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants.
Selected species
- Duranta dombeyana Moldenke
- Duranta erecta L.
- Duranta serratifolia (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Duranta stenostachya Tod.
- Duranta triacantha Juss.[2]
Gallery
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Duranta erecta in Hyderabad, India.
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Duranta erecta in Hyderabad, India.
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Duranta erecta at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Golden Duranta (Sheena's Gold) -
Duranta repens L. -
Golden Dewdrops
Fruits of duranta
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Duranta L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Duranta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-13.