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Sky Flower

Duranta erecta

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Field Notes

Description:

Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places.

For example have spotted it in temple town Melukote, Karnataka gardens

Species ID Suggestions

Sky Flower

Duranta erecta

Comments (4)

Nice info alice :) As per wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta_erecta Golden Dewdrops and Sky flower refer to same plant :-) yes, Sky vine is different http://www.gardenality.com/Plants/375/Vine-Plants/Blue-Sky-Vine.html
hi Alice, Skyflower is also called Golden Dewdrop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta_erecta
Check out Golden Dewdrops. I do not think it is Sky vine unless you have a different name than we do.
Thanks again for the tag Nuwan :-) one more pic with fruit is also Sky flower plant i guess..
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PublishedApril 15, 2013

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