Details of genus: Duranta L. [1516]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Verbenaceae
family_ja: クマツヅラ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 30 species of evergreen trees and shrubs found in tropical S. USA and Central and South America, in scrub, thickets, and open woodland. Simple, mainly ovate, often toothed leaves are opposite or sometimes in whorls. They are grown for their salverform flowers, borne in terminal or axillary racemes or panicles, followed by attractive, spherical berries. In frost-prone areas, grow in a temperate greenhouse; in warmer climates, use in a border, or as a hedge or windbreak.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 18-21°C (64-70°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer. Layer in early spring.
pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites, mealybugs, and whiteflies under glass.
description_ja:
comment: Calib. to South America
comment_ja: ハリマツリ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Verbenaceae | クマツヅラ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Verbenaceae | クマツヅラ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Verbenaceae | クマツヅラ科 | Show |