Pentas lanceolata(PNWLA)
Overview Code created in: 2000-06-08
- EPPO Code: PNWLA
- Preferred name: Pentas lanceolata
- Authority: (Forsskål) Deflers
Western Asia, Bangladesh, eastern Africa (Sudan to Zaïre to Mozambique). Cultivated as an ornamental shrub. Introduced in South America (Colombia)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Mussaenda luteola | Delile |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Egyptian star cluster | English |
| pentas | English |
| star cluster | English |
| bouquet d'étoiles | French |
| étoile égyptienne | French |
| pentas lancéolée | French |
| pentas | Spanish |
| pentas | Portuguese |
| kusasantanka | Japanese |
| pentasu | Japanese |
| クササンタンカ | Japanese |
| ペンタス | Japanese |
| пентас ланцетный | Russian |
| wǔ xīng huā | Chinese |
| 五星花 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Gentianales (
1GENO )
Family
Rubiaceae (
1RUBF )
Genus
Pentas (
1PNWG )
Species
Pentas lanceolata (
PNWLA )