Stachytarpheta indica

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Stachytarpheta indica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Stachytarpheta
Species:
S. indica
Binomial name
Stachytarpheta indica
(L.) Vahl
Synonyms
  • Stachytarpheta angustifolia(Mill.) Vahl
  • Stachytarpheta angustissimaMoldenke
  • Stachytarpheta elatiorSchrad. ex Schult.
  • Stachytarpheta surinamensisMiq. ex Pulle
  • Valerianoides indica(L.) Medik.
  • Verbena angustifoliaMill.
  • Verbena caudataSalisb. nom. illeg.
  • Verbena indicaL.
  • Verbena lancifoliaSteud. nom. inval.
  • Vermicularia lancifoliaMoench nom. illeg.
  • Zappania angustifolia(Mill.) Poir.
  • Zappania indica(L.) Lam.

Stachytarpheta indica is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae, native to the tropical Americas. [1] It has often been included in the species S. jamaicensis . [2] [3]

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References

  1. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , retrieved 25 September 2015
  2. "Light blue snakeweed Stachytarpheta jamaicensis", Queensland Government Factsheet, retrieved 25 September 2015
  3. www.flowersofindia.net, Indian Snakeweed