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|species = lanceolata
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|authority = ([[Peter Forsskål|Forssk.]]) Deflers<ref>{{cite web |title= EOL Pentas Lanceolata |url= http://eol.org/pages/1096145 |accessdate=2009-05-23}}</ref>
|authority = ([[Peter Forsskål|Forssk.]]) Deflers<ref>{{cite web |title= EOL Pentas Lanceolata |url= http://eol.org/pages/1096145 |accessdate=2009-05-23}}</ref>
|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies and varieties
|subdivision = 8; see text
|subdivision_ref = <ref name=powo>{{cite web |title=''Pentas lanceolata'' (Forssk.) Deflers |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:760275-1 |website=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
|synonyms =
*''Manettia lanceolata'' {{small|(Forssk.) Vahl (1790)}}
*''Mussaenda aegyptiaca'' {{small|Poir. (1797), nom. illeg.}}
*''Mussaenda lanceolata'' {{small|(Forssk.) Spreng. (1824), nom. illeg.}}
*''Mussaenda luteola'' {{small|Delile (1827), nom. illeg.}}
*''Neurocarpaea lanceolata'' {{small|(Forssk.) R.Br. ex Hiern (1898)}}
*''Ophiorrhiza lanceolata'' {{small|Forssk. (1775)}}
*''Pseudomussaenda lanceolata'' {{small|(Forssk.) Wernham (1916)}}
*''Vignaldia luteola'' {{small|Schweinf. (1867), nom. superfl.}}
*''Virecta lanceolata'' {{small|(Forssk.) Baill. (1880)}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo/>
}}
}}


'''''Pentas lanceolata''''', commonly known as '''Egyptian starcluster''',<ref>{{cite web |title= Pentas lanceolata on the British Database of World Flora and Fauna |url= http://british-towns.net/nature/07_specie_detail.asp?GetLSID=235247 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Rubia|madder]] family, [[Rubiaceae]] that is native to much of [[Africa]] as well as [[Yemen]].<ref name="GRIN">{{GRIN | accessdate=2012-12-02}}</ref> It is known for its wide use as a garden plant where it often accompanies [[Butterfly gardening|butterfly gardens]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Pentas lanceolata Floridata |url= http://floridata.com/ref/p/pen_lanc.cfm |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>
'''''Pentas lanceolata''''', commonly known as '''Egyptian starcluster''',<ref>{{cite web |title= Pentas lanceolata on the British Database of World Flora and Fauna |url= http://british-towns.net/nature/07_specie_detail.asp?GetLSID=235247 |accessdate= 2008-09-15 |archive-date= 2012-07-07 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707172633/http://british-towns.net/nature/07_specie_detail.asp?GetLSID=235247 |url-status= dead }}</ref> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Rubia|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.<ref name=powo/> It is sometimes planted in [[Butterfly gardening|butterfly gardens]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Pentas lanceolata Floridata |url= http://floridata.com/ref/p/pen_lanc.cfm |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>
 
==Subspecies and varieties==
Eight subspecies and varieties are accepted.<ref name = powo/>
*''Pentas lanceolata'' var. ''angustifolia'' {{small|Verdc.}} – Tanzania (Ufipa)
*''Pentas lanceolata'' subsp. ''cymosa'' {{small|(Klotzsch) Verdc.}} – Comoro Islands
*''Pentas lanceolata'' subsp. ''lanceolata'' – Eritrea to Mozambique and Saudi Arabia and Yemen
*''Pentas lanceolata'' var. ''leucaster'' {{small|(K.Krause) Verdc.}} – eastern DR Congo to Ethiopia and northern Tanzania
*''Pentas lanceolata'' var. ''nemorosa'' {{small|(Chiov.) Verdc.}} – Ethiopia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
*''Pentas lanceolata'' var. ''oncostipula'' {{small|(K.Schum.) Verdc.}} – Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique
*''Pentas lanceolata'' subsp. ''quartiniana'' {{small|(A.Rich.) Verdc.}} – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo
*''Pentas lanceolata'' var. ''usambarica'' {{small|Verdc.}} – eastern [[Usambara Mountains]] of Tanzania


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Pentas lanceolata
P. lanceolata at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Pentas]]
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/PentasP. lanceolata
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PentasPentas lanceolata
(Forssk.) Deflers[1]
Subspecies and varieties[2]

8; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • 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 sometimes planted in butterfly gardens.[4]

Subspecies and varieties[edit | edit source]

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
    White flowers
  • Pink flowers
    Pink flowers
  • Pink flowers
    Pink flowers
  • Red flowers
    Red flowers

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "EOL Pentas Lanceolata". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Pentas lanceolata Floridata". Retrieved 2008-09-15.


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