Duranta

Duranta

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Duranta L.^[1]
Species
Duranta dombeyana Duranta erecta Duranta serratifolia Duranta stenostachya Duranta triacantha

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

Duranta erecta in Hyderabad, India.
Duranta erecta in Hyderabad, India.
Duranta erecta at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Golden Duranta (Sheena's Gold)
Duranta repens L.
Golden Dewdrops

Fruits of duranta

References

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1 2 "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.

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