Definition
A tropical shrub or small tree with delicate purple-blue flowers, commonly grown as an ornamental plant.
Etymology
Named after Castor Durantes, a 16th-century Italian physician and botanist. The plant genus was named in his honor by Carl Linnaeus.
Kelly Says
Despite being named after a European botanist, duranta plants are native to tropical America and thrive in hot climates—a perfect example of how plant names honor people rather than origins!
Translations
ARالعربية
دورانطا
doo-ran-ta
BNবাংলা
দুরান্তা
doo-ran-ta
CACatalà
duranta
doo-ran-ta
CSČeština
duranta
doo-ran-ta
DADansk
duranta
doo-ran-ta
DEDeutsch
Duranta
doo-ran-ta
ELΕλληνικά
Δουράντα
doo-ran-ta
ESEspañol
duranta
doo-ran-ta
FAفارسی
دورانتا
doo-ran-ta
FISuomi
duranta
doo-ran-ta
FRFrançais
duranta
doo-ran-ta
HEעברית
דוראנטה
doo-ran-ta
HIहिन्दी
दुरंता
doo-ran-ta
HUMagyar
duranta
doo-ran-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
duranta
doo-ran-ta
ITItaliano
duranta
doo-ran-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
duranta
doo-ran-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူရန်တာ
doo-ran-ta
NLNederlands
duranta
doo-ran-ta
NONorsk
duranta
doo-ran-ta
PLPolski
duranta
doo-ran-ta
PTPortuguês
duranta
doo-ran-ta
RORomână
duranta
doo-ran-ta
RUРусский
дуранта
doo-ran-ta
SVSvenska
duranta
doo-ran-ta
SWKiswahili
duranta
doo-ran-ta
TAதமிழ்
துரான்டா
doo-ran-ta
TEతెలుగు
దురంటా
doo-ran-ta
THไทย
ดュรันต้า
doo-ran-ta
TRTürkçe
duranta
doo-ran-ta
UKУкраїнська
дуранта
doo-ran-ta
URاردو
دورانٹا
doo-ran-ta
VITiếng Việt
duranta
doo-ran-ta