Pentas lanceolata

Pentas lanceolata
P. lanceolata at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pentas
Species:
P. lanceolata
Binomial name
Pentas lanceolata
(Forssk.) Deflers[1]
Subspecies and varieties[2]

8; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Manettia lanceolata (Forssk.) Vahl (1790)
  • Mussaenda aegyptiaca Poir. (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Mussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Spreng. (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Mussaenda luteola Delile (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Neurocarpaea lanceolata (Forssk.) R.Br. ex Hiern (1898)
  • Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk. (1775)
  • Pseudomussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Wernham (1916)
  • Vignaldia luteola Schweinf. (1867), nom. superfl.
  • Virecta lanceolata (Forssk.) Baill. (1880)

Pentas lanceolata, commonly known as Egyptian starcluster,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the madder family, Rubiaceae that is native to tropical Africa from Sudan to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique, as well as Saudi Arabia and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It is known for its wide use as a garden plant where it often accompanies butterfly gardens.[4]

  1. ^ "EOL Pentas Lanceolata". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Pentas lanceolata on the British Database of World Flora and Fauna". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  4. ^ "Pentas lanceolata Floridata". Retrieved 2008-09-15.