Verbenaceae
Golden dewdrops
Duranta erecta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Duranta
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Common names
By language (17)
- Afrikaans
- Vergeet-my-nie-boom
- Arabic
- ديورانتا
- Bangla
- নীল মেহেন্দি
- Cantonese
- 金露花
- Chinese
- 假连翘, 金露花, 番仔刺, 篱笆树, 莲荞, 假连翘叶, 假連翹, 蕾絲金露花
- English
- Golden dewdrops, Golden dew drop, Pigeon berry, Sky flower, Angel whisper, Golden eardrops, Skyflower
- French
- Vanillier de Cayenne
- Indonesian
- Sinyo nakal, Teh-tehan
- Japanese
- デュランタ, タイワンレンギョウ, ハリマツリ
- Javanese
- Sinyo nakal
- Malayalam
- മാണിക്ക്യചെമ്പഴുക്ക
- Nepali
- नीलकाँडा
- Portuguese
- Pingo-de-ouro, Pingo de ouro, Violeteira
- Tamil
- தொரந்தோ எரெக்டா
- Thai
- เทียนหยด
- Tongan
- Mavaetangi
- Vietnamese
- Thanh quan, Dâm xanh
Synonyms
- Duranta angustifolia Salisb.
- Duranta baumgartenii K.Koch
- Duranta baumgartii Hibberd
- Duranta brachypoda Tod.
- Duranta dentata Pers.
- Duranta ellisia Jacq.
- Duranta ellisiae 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 Willd.
- Duranta microphylla Desf.
- Duranta plumieri Jacq.
- Duranta plumieri f. variegata F.M.Bailey
- Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast.
- Duranta plumieri var. ellisia (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey
- Duranta plumieri var. ellisiae (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey
- Duranta plumieri var. glabra Hieron. ex Niederl.
- Duranta plumieri var. normalis F.M.Bailey
- Duranta plumieri var. strigillosa Schauer
- Duranta racemosa Mill.
- Duranta repens L.
- Duranta repens f. acuminata Kuntze
- Duranta repens f. acuta (L.) Kuntze
- Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Matuda
- Duranta repens f. glabrifolia Kuntze
- Duranta repens f. grandiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. integrifolia (Tod.) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. microphylla (Desf.) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. obtusifolia Kuntze
- Duranta repens f. serrata (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. variegata (F.M.Bailey) Domin
- Duranta repens f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Moldenke
- Duranta repens f. vestita Kuntze
- Duranta repens var. alba Domin
and 18 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 445 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: capacoscar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hudson Alves Pinto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gowrivemban, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Swarochi Tathagath, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.