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Egyptian Starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Description:

red bunch of flowers normally found in the forest.

Habitat:

Western ghats.

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8 Comments

Ha Truong
Ha Truong 11 years ago

Yes, I think so

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

@Ha Truong- Isn't this Pentas lanceolata?

AmandaSouza
AmandaSouza 11 years ago

Parece muito com a flores da Família Rubiaceae :D

Ha Truong
Ha Truong 11 years ago

It might belong to Rubiaceae family. At first I thought it falls into Ixora genius but Ixora has four petals while this flower has 5 petals.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

welcome Sumukha !

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID Nuwan..!

Sumukha Javagal
Spotted by
Sumukha Javagal

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jul 22, 2008
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012

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