Duranta

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Verbenaceae
Tribus: Duranteae
Genus: Duranta
Species: (21)
D. arida – D. armata – D. cajamarcensis – D. costaricensis – D. dombeyana – D. erecta – D. mandonii – D. mutisii – D. neblinensis – D. obtusifolia – D. parviflora – D. parvifolia – D. peruviana – D. recurvistachys – D. serratifolia – D. sprucei – D. steyermarkii – D. triacantha – D. vestita – D. woronowii – D. wrightii

Nothospecies: (4)
D. × lineata – D. × pentlandii – D. × rupestris – D. × skottsbergiana

Unplaced species: D. stenostachya
Name

Duranta L. (1753)

Type species: D. erecta L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Castorea Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
Ellisia P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 262 (1756).
Hoffmannia Loefl., Iter Hispan.: 194 (1758), nom. inval.

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Sp. Pl. 2: 637.
Sanders, R. W. 1984. Provisional synopsis of the species and natural hybrids in Duranta (Verbenaceae). Sida 10: 308–318.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Duranta. Published online. Accessed: 18 June 2014.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Duranta in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 18. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Duranta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 18.
Tropicos.org 2014. Duranta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 18.
Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996-. Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Sept 30 [1].

Duranta is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.[1] It contains 17 species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern Florida to Mexico and South America. They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants.

Duranta is registered as an invasive weed by many councils of Australia. It is a prolific, fast growing weed that is spread by birds from domestic areas to natural reserves. It was introduced and marketed as a hedge plant some years ago. Many people now fight to keep this thorny pest under control. It is highly ranked in the most invasive weeds in Australia. [1]

Selected species

Duranta dombeyana Moldenke
Duranta erecta L.
Duranta mutisii
Duranta serratifolia (Griseb.) Kuntze
Duranta stenostachya Tod.
Duranta triacantha Juss.[2]

References
"Genus: Duranta L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
"GRIN Species Records of Duranta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2010-12-13.