Scientific Name :
Duranta erecta L.
Synonym :
Duranta repens L.
Duranta inermis L.
Common Name : Golden dew drop, Duranta, Sky flower
Plant Family : Verbenaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Purple
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Rigid, crooked, branched extensively
Leaves: Shining, elliptical, ovate, obovate
Flowers: Calyx 5, persistent, corolla 5, anterior 3 large, posterior 2 small, purple petals rotate, stamens 4 epipetalous, didynamous, sagitate, carpels 4, stigma bifid or 4 lobes
Inflorescence: Racemose
Fruits: Drupe, yellow at maturity
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, VT
Distribution Range : S. Florida to Caribbean, Mexico to N. America.
Uses : Used in fencing
It has insecticide, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties
