About Fever Tea
Fever Tea (Lippia javanica) is an undershrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It is typically found in along banks of rivers and in deciduous forests. Native to Tropical America, West Indies, it is distributed across Naturalized in old World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lippia javanica
- Genus
- Lippia
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along banks of rivers and in deciduous forests
- Native to
- Tropical America, West Indies
- Distribution
- Naturalized in old World
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Fever Tea belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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