Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Uncommon

About

Egyptian Star-cluster is a flowering plant native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of the Indian Ocean. This species is sometimes planted in butterfly gardens because its bright orange flowers attract butterflies.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Pentas

Species

Pentas lanceolata