White Porterweed
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta cayennensis
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Waste places
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced to tropics and subtropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About White Porterweed
White Porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is a shrub 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 waste places. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Introduced to tropics and subtropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
White Porterweed belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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