09. Pentas lanceolata (Family Rubiaceae) [photograph]

Creator

Phillip Hopper, University of Northern Iowa

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Date Created

2021

Scienfmetific Name

Pentas lanceolata

Family Name

Rubiaceae

Common Name

Egyptian star flower/star cluster

Description

Alt Text: Close up of several five petaled pink flowers.

Comments

Pentas lanceolata is a butterfly-attracting shrub with star-shaped flower clusters on a terminal corymb inflorescence. While this plant is native to Yemen and East Africa, it has become a popular ornamental horticultural plant and for butterfly garden enthusiasts.

Resources:

• https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a538
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentas_lanceolata

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UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library University of Northern Iowa

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©2021 Phillip Hopper

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