Kari Uttaraani / Devil's Coach Whip
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Also known as Brazilian Tea, Oron's Rod, Jamaican Vervain, Wild Verbena
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“jamaicensis' leaves are oppositely arranged, serrated, and ovate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“jamaicensis' leaves are oppositely arranged, serrated, and ovate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kari Uttaraani itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kari Uttaraani itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நெருஞ்சி
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kari uttaraani, ಕಾಡುಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kaadu uttaraani
- Malayalam
- ശീമക്കൊങ്ങിണി, Stachytarpheta indica, ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്നേക്ക്വീഡ്
About Kari Uttaraani
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Devil's Coach whip (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and 9 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Kari Uttaraani belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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