Duranta erecta
Adonis, Angel's Whisper, Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry, Skyflower
Other regional names: Golden Dewdrops +1 more
- Golden Dewdrops
- Pigeonberry
Also known as: Duranta angustifolia Salisb. +19 more
- Duranta angustifolia Salisb.
- Duranta baumgartenii K.Koch
- Duranta baumgartii Hibberd
- Duranta brachypoda Tod.
- Duranta dentata Pers.
- Duranta ellisia Jacq.
- Duranta ellisiae Jacq.
- Duranta ellisii Jacq.
- Duranta erecta var. alba (Mast.) Caro
- Duranta erecta var. erecta
- Duranta erecta var. grandiflora (Moldenke) Caro
- Duranta inermis L.
- Duranta integrifolia Tod.
- Duranta latifolia Salisb.
- Duranta macrodonta Moldenke
- Duranta microphylla Desf.
- Duranta microphylla Willd.
- Duranta plumieri f. variegata F.M.Bailey
- Duranta plumieri Jacq.
- Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Duranta erecta (commonly known as Adonis or Angel's whisper) is a shrub or tree within the Verbenaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Kenya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Peru, Sicilia, Society Is., St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Wake I., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe