Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers
| Family: | RUBIACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Pentas | ||||
| Synonym: | Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk. | ||||
| Common Name: | Not available | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Throughout the year | ||||
| Distribution: | Native of Tropical Africa | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as garden plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Stem glabrous, stout. Leaves elliptic, acuminate at apex, coriaceous; nerves 3-4 pairs, oblique, domatia glandular. Peduncles 2.5 cm long, solitary. Flowers many; pedicels 1.5-2 cm long. Drupe 3 x 1.7 cm, obovoid, glabrous; seeds rugose. | ||||