Rubiaceae
Egyptian starcluster
Pentas lanceolata
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Pentas
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Common names
By language (11)
- Amharic
- የዥብ ምርኩዝ
- Chinese
- 五星花, 繁星花, 非洲玉叶金花
- English
- Egyptian starcluster
- Ganda
- Egyptian Starcluster, Star flower
- Hungarian
- Lándzsás tenyérvirág, Egyiptomi csillagcsokor
- Japanese
- ペンタス, クササンタンカ
- Malayalam
- ഈജിപ്ഷ്യൻ നക്ഷത്രപ്പൂക്കൾ, പെന്റാസ് ലാൻസിയോലാട്ട
- Russian
- Пентас ланцетный
- Thai
- เข็มอินเดีย
- Tongan
- Vāleti siʻi
- Turkish
- Beşiz Çiçeği, Pentas, Mısır Yıldızı, Yıldız Çiçeği
Synonyms
- Manettia lanceolata (Forssk.) Vahl
- Mussaenda aegyptiaca Poir.
- Mussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Spreng.
- Mussaenda luteola Delile
- Neurocarpaea lanceolata R.Br.
- Neurocarpaea lanceolata (Forssk.) R.Br. ex Hiern
- Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk.
- Pentas lanceolata var. lanceolata
- Pseudomussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Wernham
- Vignaldia luteola Schweinf.
- Virecta lanceolata (Forssk.) Baill.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 100 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liz F, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Statberlufece, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: kadibandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nadezhda Bortnikova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Statberlufece, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: MORRIS NYAMBO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Arne Holgersson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.