Duranta

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Duranta L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4045. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
  2. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Duranta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4045. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
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