Duranta erecta, Golden Dewdrop, Neelakantha, Vanillier de Cayenne, デュランタ, เทียนหยด, Thanh quan

Duranta erecta L. Family: Verbenaceae

Synonyms: Duranta angustifolia Salisb., Duranta dentata Pers., Duranta ellisiae Jacq., Duranta erecta var. alba (Mast.) Caro, Duranta erecta var. erecta, Duranta erecta var. grandiflora (Moldenke) Caro, Duranta inermis L., Duranta integrifolia Tod., Duranta latifolia Salisb., Duranta macrodonta Moldenke, Duranta microphylla Willd., Duranta microphylla Desf., Duranta plumieri Jacq., Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast., Duranta plumieri var. ellisia (Jacq.) Woodrow, Duranta plumieri var. ellisiae (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey, Duranta plumieri var. glabra Hieron. ex Niederl., Duranta plumieri var. normalis F.M.Bailey [Invalid], Duranta plumieri var. strigillosa Schauer, Duranta plumieri f. variegata F.M.Bailey, Duranta racemosa Mill., Duranta repens L., Duranta repens f. acuminata Kuntze, Duranta repens f. acuta (L.) Kuntze, Duranta repens var. alba (Mast.) L.H.Bailey, Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Matuda, Duranta repens var. canescens Moldenke, Duranta repens f. canescens (Moldenke) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. ellisia (F.M.Bailey) Domin, Duranta repens var. ellisiae (Jacq.) R.R.Fernandez, Duranta repens f. glabrifolia Kuntze, Duranta repens f. grandiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. grandiflora Moldenke, Duranta repens f. integrifolia (Tod.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. lopez-palacii Moldenke, Duranta repens f. microphylla (Willd.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. microphylla (Willd.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. multidentata Kuntze, Duranta repens var. mutisii Kuntze, Duranta repens f. obtusifolia Kuntze, Duranta repens var. paucidentata Kuntze, Duranta repens var. serrata Moldenke, Duranta repens f. serrata (Moldenke) Moldenke, Duranta repens f. variegata (F.M.Bailey) Domin, Duranta repens f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. variegata L.H.Bailey, Duranta repens f. vestita Kuntze, Duranta spinosa Mill., Duranta turbinata Tod., Duranta xalapensis Kunth, Ellisia acuta L.

• English: Golden Dewdrop, Pigeonberry, Skyflower, Pigeon berry, Sky flower
• Kannada: Neelakantha
• Marathi: Piwali Mendi, Piwalimendi
• Malayalam: മാണിക്ക്യച്ചെമ്പഴുക്ക
• Nepalese: नीलकाँडा
• French: Vanillier de Cayenne
• Indonesian: Sinyo nakal
• Japanese: デュランタ, Taiwan-rengyô
• Thai: เทียนหยด
• Tongan: Mavaetangi
• Vietnamese: Thanh quan
• Chinese: 金露花
• Madagascar: diveanta
• South  Africa:  geelbessie,  kraaldoring,  vergeet-my-nie-boom, wolwedoring

Fruit when eaten induces mental derangement in man. Fruit, juice antifungal, insecticide, for skin diseases. Leaves, mixed, with Styrax benzoin, infused in coconut milk taken orally, and applied externally to children with fevers, malaria, measles or coughs with vomiting. Leaves decoction an ingredient, in an oral remedy for menstrual disorders in young women., Fresh  leaves  paste  of  Duranta  repens  applied  on  wounds. dried  fruit  powder  of  Duranta  repens  mixed  with  Ferula asafoetida powder given orally against sore or acute ulcer. Leaf  and  fruits  larvicidal,  poisonous  to  mosquitoes;  fruit juice lethal to mosquito larvae. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

Indications: Fever; Malaria; Varicosis. [Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America]

17 Published articles of Duranta erecta

 1.    An Updated Review on Phytochemical Properties of "Golden Dewdrop" Duranta erecta Subsongsang, R. and W. Jiraungkoorskul, Pharmacognosy reviews, 2016. 10(20): p. 115-117.
2.    First report of Clerondendron yellow mosaic virus on golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta) in India Jaidi, M., et al., New Disease Reports, 2015. 32: p. 12-12.
3.    Physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation of Goldan Erecta (Duranta) Pendharkar, N.A. and H. Padmalatha, World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2014. 3(1): p. 759-764.
4.    First report of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta) from India Singh, S., et al., Trends in Biosciences, 2013. 6(4): p. 500-501.
5.    First Report of a Leaf Spot Disease of Golden Dewdrop (Duranta erecta) Caused by Pseudomonas cichorii and a Xanthomonas Species in Florida Gumtow, R.L., et al., Plant Disease, 2013. 97(6): p. 836-836.
6.    Influence of 6-benzylaminopurine and CO3Cu treatment on Duranta erecta L. growth in low volume pots Boschi, C.L., J. Quagliano, and A. Pagani, Horticultura Argentina, 2013. 32(78): p. 39-43.
7.    Molecular characterization of a begomovirus infecting a new host Golden Duranta (Duranta erecta) in India Avinash, M., A.K. Sahu, and R.K. Gaur, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2013. 2(9): p. 45-48.
8.    Phytochemical analysis and antifungal potential of Duranta erecta against some phytopatogenic fungi Sharma, P., et al., International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR), 2012. 3(8): p. 2686-2689.
9.    Microscopic assessment of antimicrobial activity of Duranta erecta L. plant extracts and preparation of their antibiogram Parul, S., K. Sapana, and V. Rekha, Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2012. 5(11): p. 5166-5168.
10.    Evaluation of the larvicidal activity of the leaf extracts of Duranta erecta Linn. (Verbenaceae) on the larvae of Culex quinquefascitatus (Say) (Culicidae) Serena, M.M., et al., Journal of Biopesticides, 2010. 3(3): p. 582-585.
11.    Relationship between floral tube length and nectar robbing in Duranta erecta L. (Verbenaceae) Navarro, L. and R. Medel, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009. 96(2): p. 392-398.
12.    Duranta erecta poisoning in nine dogs and a cat Scanlan, S.N.A., et al., Australian Veterinary Journal, 2006. 84(10): p. 367-370.
13.    First report of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of Duranta erecta in Pakistan Iram, S., et al., Plant Pathology, 2005. 54(2): p. 260-260.
14.    IRIDOID GLUCOSIDES FROM THE LEAVES AND STEMS OF DURANTA-ERECTA Takeda, Y., et al., Phytochemistry, 1995. 39(4): p. 829-833.
15.    Growth, a.d.a.e.h.p.o.n., covered and decapitated duranta shoots Zaki, Laila M. and T.A. Hathout, Egyptian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 1994. 18(1): p. 67-85.
16.    DURANTA-REPENS VS. DURANTA-ERECTA VERBENACEAE Bromley, G.L.R., Kew Bulletin, 1984. 39(4): p. 803-804.
17.    Traditional Chinese medicine used for treating chronic prostatitis, i.h.s., Nepeta, Dipterocarpus, Youngia stenoma, Malva sylvestris, jujube root, Potentilla, Duranta erecta, Saxifragaceae and Premna szemaoensis Chen, Y. Chen Y.