Pentas lanceolata

Pentas lanceolata
	P. lanceolata at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Scientific 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
Subspecies and varieties
	8; see text
Synonyms
	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]

Subspecies and varieties

Eight subspecies and varieties are accepted.^[2]

Pentas lanceolata var. angustifolia Verdc. – Tanzania (Ufipa)
Pentas lanceolata subsp. cymosa (Klotzsch) Verdc. – Comoro Islands
Pentas lanceolata subsp. lanceolata – Eritrea to Mozambique and Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Pentas lanceolata var. leucaster (K.Krause) Verdc. – eastern DR Congo to Ethiopia and northern Tanzania
Pentas lanceolata var. nemorosa (Chiov.) Verdc. – Ethiopia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Pentas lanceolata var. oncostipula (K.Schum.) Verdc. – Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique
Pentas lanceolata subsp. quartiniana (A.Rich.) Verdc. – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo
Pentas lanceolata var. usambarica Verdc. – eastern Usambara Mountains of Tanzania

White flowers
Pink flowers
Pink flowers
Red flowers

References

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

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[1] "EOL Pentas Lanceolata". Retrieved 2009-05-23.

[powo-2] "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.

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