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

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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)
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  Duranta repens L.
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  Golden Dewdrops

  

  Fruits of duranta

References

1. "Genus: Duranta L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
2. "GRIN Species Records of Duranta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-13.