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Rubiaceae
Pentas

*Pentas lanceolata (Forsskål) Deflers. Common name: Egyptian Starcluster. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks, disturbed areas, sometimes spreading weakly from cultivation.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy : = K4; Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forsskål. Basionym: Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk. 1775

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL

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