Egyptian Starcluster
Pentas lanceolata
Also known as Pentas, Star Flower, Star Cluster
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pentas lanceolata
- Genus
- Pentas
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa, Yemen
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഈജിപ്ഷ്യൻ നക്ഷത്രപ്പൂക്കൾ, പെന്റാസ് ലാൻസിയോലാട്ട
About Egyptian Starcluster
Egyptian Starcluster (Pentas lanceolata) is an undershrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in grown as garden plant. Native to Africa, Yemen, it is distributed across Widely cultivated. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
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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