Egyptian Starcluster
Pentas lanceolata
Also known as Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster
Undershrub
About Egyptian Starcluster
Pentas lanceolata, commonly known as Egyptian starcluster, 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. It is sometimes planted in butterfly gardens.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pentas lanceolata
- Genus
- Pentas
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Native to
- Africa, Yemen
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഈജിപ്ഷ്യൻ നക്ഷത്രപ്പൂക്കൾ, പെന്റാസ് ലാൻസിയോലാട്ട
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Egyptian Starcluster belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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