Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers (Introduced) (Ethiopia to Mozambique, Comoros, Arabian Peninsula: Bangladesh, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre; Introduced into: Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Norfolk Is., Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Windward Is. as per POWO)
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Flora of Peninsular India:
Pentas lanceolata (Cultivated)
Pentas zanzibarica (Cultivated)
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Species with description & keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution):
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defiers (Not given)
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Species with description & keys in Flora of China (Distribution):
Pentas lanceolata (Forsskål) Deflers (Cultivated in gardens in S China; sea level to 1500 m. Fujian, Guangdong [native to Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda); commonly cultivated worldwide])