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Duranta erecta

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Duranta

golden dewdrop, pigeon berry

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Description

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Synonyms (52)

Duranta angustifolia Salisb. (1796)
Duranta baumgartenii K.Koch (1862)
Duranta baumgartii Hibberd (1875)
Duranta brachypoda Tod. (1860)
Duranta dentata Pers. (1806)
Duranta ellisia Jacq. (1760)
Duranta erecta var. alba (Mast.) Caro (1956)
Duranta erecta var. grandiflora (Moldenke) Caro (1956)
Duranta inermis L. (1753)
Duranta integrifolia Tod. (1860)
Duranta latifolia Salisb. (1796)
Duranta macrodonta Moldenke (1941)
Duranta microphylla Willd. (1814)
Duranta parviflora Turcz. (1863)
Duranta plumieri Jacq. (1763)
Duranta plumieri f. variegata F.M.Bailey (1913)
Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast. (1888)
Duranta plumieri var. ellisia (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey (1906)
Duranta plumieri var. glabra Hieron. ex Niederl. (1890)
Duranta plumieri var. normalis F.M.Bailey (1913)
Duranta plumieri var. strigillosa Schauer (1851)
Duranta racemosa Mill. (1768)
Duranta repens L. (1753)
Duranta repens f. acuminata Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens f. acuta (L.) Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Matuda (1950)
Duranta repens f. canescens (Moldenke) Moldenke (1979)
Duranta repens f. glabrifolia Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens f. grandiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke (1979)
Duranta repens f. integrifolia (Tod.) Moldenke (1979)
Duranta repens f. microphylla (Willd.) Moldenke (1979)
Duranta repens f. obtusifolia Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens f. serrata (Moldenke) Moldenke (1979)
Duranta repens f. variegata (F.M.Bailey) Domin (1928)
Duranta repens f. vestita Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens var. alba Domin (1928)
Duranta repens var. canescens Moldenke (1940)
Duranta repens var. ellisia (Jacq.) R.R.Fernandez (1999)
Duranta repens var. grandiflora Moldenke (1941)
Duranta repens var. lopez-palacii Moldenke (1973)
Duranta repens var. microphylla (Willd.) Moldenke (1941)
Duranta repens var. multidentata Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens var. mutisii Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens var. normalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin (1928)
Duranta repens var. paucidentata Kuntze (1891)
Duranta repens var. serrata Moldenke (1959)
Duranta repens var. variegata L.H.Bailey (1924)
Duranta rostrata Pasq. (1868)
Duranta serratifolia var. variegata Moldenke (1974)
Duranta spinosa Mill. (1768)
Duranta turbinata Tod. (1860)
Ellisia acuta L. (1760)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Potentially naturalizing
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 637 (1753)

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:55 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1998:13 (O); Staples & Herbst 2005:556 (KEY), 562 (DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:216 (Ni)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Duranta erecta N shore of island, Nihea Gulch ranch house w/whale carving. 1 mi inland from coast Sandy soil. Preserved_Specimen Thorne, K. 7862 Oahu BISH 1990-07-31
2 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus semi-moist Preserved_Specimen Inafuku, R. Oahu BISH 1931-01-31
3 Duranta erecta Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Biomedical Science complex full sun Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m. Flowers white; no fragrance (morning) Lau, J. 1240 Oahu BISH 1985-07-22
4 Duranta erecta BYU - HC, Laie silty loam Preserved_Specimen shrub to 10'; tiny light blue flowers, masses of golden berries Afualo, D. 110 Oahu BISH 1975-03-25
5 Duranta erecta Honolulu: Bishop Museum In full sun. Preserved_Specimen multi-trunked tree 4 m tall. The mature fruit is orange. The corolla is violet Lau, J. 1041 Oahu BISH 1985-06-04
6 Duranta erecta Honolulu; outside moist Preserved_Specimen shrub; dainty and tubular flowers Mackelprang, J. 726 Oahu BISH 1977-04-01
7 Duranta erecta Lihue District. Hanamaulu, Kalepa Mountain Forest Reserve, Kalepa Mountain Trail, below initial cement Hulei road. Disturbed lowland shrubland w/ Thevetia peruviana, Cinnamomum burmanni, Duranta erecta, Syzygium cumini, Lantana, Megathyrus maximus, Psidium cattleianum, Casuarina equisetifolia, Passiflora laurifolia, Schefflera actinophylla, Preserved_Specimen Scattered in the area. About 10 ft tall. Fruit orange hanging. Branches lax. Flowers light purple with darker purple to the center of inner corolla. Bark light color, rough. Tangalin, N. 5160 Kauai BISH 2021-04-07
8 Duranta erecta Waimea District. Forest Reserve. Kaaweki Ridge Preserved_Specimen shrub four ft .with Melinus in a open forest of Pinus, Melaleuca, Grevillea and Eucalyptus. possibly naturalized. Flynn, T.W. 2018 Kauai BISH 1968-12-16
9 Duranta erecta Lihue District. Kalepa Forest Reserve, Hanamaulu or S end next to the water tank. Casuarina higher and Leucaena Shrubland lower w/Urochola maxima, Thevetia peruviana, Stachytapheta, Passiflore laurifolia, Psidium cattleianum, Syzygium cumini and Schinus terebinthifolius. Scattered about 10 in immediate area Preserved_Specimen Shrubs up to 12 ft. tall. Berries orange w/elongate apexes, becoming black with age. Terminal berry clusters causing branches to droop. Flowers purple. Young stems with spines below leaves. Bark tan and furrowed. Tangalin, N. 2888 Kauai BISH 2011-11-08
10 Duranta erecta Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College. Shrub of seven ft. Corolla Blue Vilot with white center and two dark purple veins in lip . Fruit pale orange. Cultivateed. from yard of abandoned homesites Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 1652 Kauai BISH 1986-04-04
11 Duranta erecta Honolulu, Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 400 Oahu BISH 1927-01-01
12 Duranta erecta U.H.Campus Preserved_Specimen shrub 3 m.; fls white, berries orange yellow Fosberg, F.R. 8831 Oahu BISH 1932-09-15
13 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen shrub 3 m; fls. blue-lavender; berries orange-yellow Fosberg, F.R. 8818 Oahu BISH 1932-09-12
14 Duranta erecta Honolulu, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 176 Oahu BISH 1929-04-18
15 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus; no 334 on map of campus trees and plants Preserved_Specimen shrub about 12'; with light blue flowers, yellow fruits, and spiny watershoots Herbst, D.R. 581 Oahu BISH 1967-09-10
16 Duranta erecta Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, cultivated in the Horticulture Dept. shade house Preserved_Specimen Cultivated; leaves with whitish margins of varying width; flws blue. Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1992-05-26
17 Duranta erecta Honolulu Preserved_Specimen blue flowers, stamens didymous; tube pubescent inside; shrub ~30 cm. Sinn, Mrs. 1329 Oahu BISH 1926-07-01
18 Duranta erecta Preserved_Specimen Cultivated Rock, J.F.C. BISH
19 Duranta erecta Near golf course Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28545 Lanai BISH 1963-08-15
20 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen Nitta, K. 9544 Oahu BISH 1929-12-11
21 Duranta erecta unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
22 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen Octavio, A.M. Oahu BISH 1929-11-26
23 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-08-04
24 Duranta erecta U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-04-09
25 Duranta erecta unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2610 BISH
26 Duranta erecta Pa Kanalo Iki Preserved_Specimen Christensen, C. 114 Niihau BISH 1977-01-15
27 Duranta erecta Schofield Barracks, East Range. Fence close to Wahiawa Homestead next to VitTri-02. Associated closed canopy: Psidium cattleianum, Ficus, Eucalyptus, etc. Understory: Psidium cattleianum, etc. Preserved_Specimen Herb 1 ft tall; vegetative; 3-5 plants seen, seedlings present. Kong, K. 485 Oahu BISH 2018-02-13
28 Duranta erecta Bishop Museum full sun Preserved_Specimen multi-trunked tree 4 m tall. The mature fruit is orange. The corolla is violet Lau, J. 1041 Oahu BISH 1985-06-04
29 Duranta erecta Laie sandy loam Preserved_Specimen flowers w/cylindrical corolla; orange-yellow berries Sanchez, S. 16 Oahu BISH 1986-03-18
30 Duranta erecta Pa Kanalo Iki, dry scrubland Preserved_Specimen 10 ft tree, berries yellow, flowers blue Christensen, C.F.A. 114 Niihau BISH 1977-01-15
31 Duranta erecta Schofield Barracks, East Range Mixed non-native pasturelands. Preserved_Specimen Shrublike plant 10-15 ft. tall, overhanging onto road. Inflorescences produced along upper stem, with violet, tube-shaped flowers and orange berries. Possibly naturalized, ca. 10 plants. OISC 2 Oahu BISH 2005-02-24
32 Duranta erecta CCH front of business office loam Preserved_Specimen blue flowers Ayakawa, G.T. 42 Oahu BISH 1967-05-02
33 Duranta erecta Church College of Hawaii, Laie clay loam Preserved_Specimen lavendar blue flowers, orange berries Beckham, N. 20 Oahu BISH 1967-03-30
34 Duranta erecta BYU-HC sandy clay Preserved_Specimen white flowers which yield purple seeds, flowers are singly in a cluster Utai, M. 8 Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
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