| Duranta erecta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Duranta |
| Species: | D. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Duranta erecta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Duranta repens L. | |
Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places. Common names include golden dewdrop, pigeon berry, and skyflower.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Duranta erecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145351548A145351550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145351548A145351550.en. Retrieved 25 November 2022.