Duranta plumieri

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Duranta Plumieri, Jacq. (D. spindsa, Linn. D. inermis, Linn. D. ripens, Linn. D. Ellisia, Jacq. Ellisia acuta, Linn.). Golden Dewdrop. A variable shrub or small tree, minutely pubescent or becoming glabrous: branches 4-anglea: lvs. obovate, oblong, ovate or elliptic, mostly entire, contracted into short petiole: fls. in panicled loose racemes; calyx-teeth subulate; corolla lilac, the limb less than ½ in. across, the lobes ciliolate; calyx yellowish, closed into a beak and covering the yellow drupe (which may reach about ½in. diam.). Key West, W. Indies, Mex., to Brazil. B.M. 1759. B.R. 244.—Branches either armed or unarmed. Attractive forms with white fls. and with variegated lvs. are reported in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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