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#Dlium Sinyo nakal or skyflower (Duranta erecta) is plant species in Verbenaceae, a broad shrub or small tree, up to 6 m high, stems growing upright or horizontally with broad clumps, many branches, bark light brown, old tree has axillary spines and grows to form dense colonies.
D. erecta has bright green leaves, elliptical to ovoid, pointed or rounded ends, sitting opposite, 7.5 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, a main vein in the middle with several small lateral veins, petiole long 1.5 cm.
Flowers are light blue or lavender or white, appear in tight clusters as on terminal stems and axils, often curled or pendulous, blooms in summer.
The fruit is a berry having a stalk, small round, yellow or orange or white in color, up to 11 mm in diameter, an eye green in front and containing several seeds.
Skyflower grows in dry or humid areas and lots of sun, rocky or sandy beaches, forests, farmland and disturbed places. Plants will grow at a rate of up to half a meter per year.
The plant can generally be found in disturbed areas, dry to damp, along roadsides and in shrubs, at elevations of 150-1650 meters. Grows best in full sun but tolerant of partial shade, rainfall 800-1800 mm/year. Likes moist, fertile and well-drained soil. Tolerant of acid to alkaline soils and salt tolerant.
Plant contain glucosides, saponins, durantosides I, II, III, IV, and V, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, (E)-cinnamic acid, beta-sitosteril-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosida, (E)- p-methoxycinnamic acid, kusaginin, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, tannins, phenols, anthocyanins, oxalates, rutin, epicatechin , lunamarine, saponins, sapogenins, ribalinidine, phytate, kaempferol, catechins, duranterectosides A, B, C, and D, lamiide, lamiidoside, verbascoside.
Plant are used to treat itchy skin, fever, boils, malaria, infertility, pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, cataracts, improve blood circulation. Has activity as a diuretic, anthelmintic, antioxidant and antibacterial.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Tribe: Duranteae
Genus: Duranta
Species: Duranta erecta
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Location: Wonosari, Malang Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia.
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