Kariyartharani / Indian Snakeweed
Stachytarpheta indica
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Assam & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta indica
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka
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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kariyartharani
- Tamil
- சீமை நாயுரிவி Seemai nayuruvi
- Malayalam
- Katapunnuttu, Seemakongini
About Kariyartharani
Indian Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta indica) 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. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Kariyartharani belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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