Common name
English: Golden Dewdrop
Mandarin: 假连翘 (jia lian qiao)
Portuguese: Violeteira
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Duranta (1)
Epithet: erecta L. (8)
Synonyms: Duranta angustifolia Salisb., Duranta dentata Pers., Duranta ellisiae Jacq., Duranta inermis L., Duranta integrifolia Tod., Duranta latifolia Salisb., Duranta macrodonta Moldenke, Duranta microphylla Willd., Duranta plumieri Jacq., Duranta racemosa Mill., Duranta repens L., Duranta spinosa Mill., Duranta turbinata Tod., Duranta xalapensis Kunth, Ellisia acuta L.
acuta => pointed, tapering to a point
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
dentata => toothed like saw teeth
erecta => upright, perpendicular
inermis => unarmed
integrifolia => having leaves with unbroken smooth edge
latifolia => with broad leaves
microphylla => small-leaved
plumieri => in honor of Charles Plumier (1646-1704), French botanist
racemosa => in form of a cluster
repens => creeping and rooting
spinosa => having spines or thorns
turbinata => shaped like a spinning top
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: blue, white
External links
Check for Duranta erecta at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1042] Duranta erecta - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1404] Duranta erecta - Flora of China @ efloras.org