PL 338. 
AN ATTRACTIVE ORNAMENTAL SHRUB FROM ECUADOR. 
(Duranta triacantha Juss. ; S. P. I. No. 52610.) 
At high elevations in the Andes Duranta triacantha occurs abundantly as a native shrub along 
watercourses. When brought into cultivation and trained into desirable form it becomes a 
handsome ornamental plant. In general appearance it closely resembles D. plumieri of California 
gardens, but it bears larger flowers and fruits. The latter, which are golden yellow and borne 
in bunches like currants, are not edible, but greatly enhance the beauty of the plant. It should 
be hardy enough for cultivation in Florida and the southwestern United States. (Photographed 
bv Wilson Popenoe at Ambato, Ecuador, January, 1921; P18332FS.) 
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