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, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Tamil
- நெருஞ்சி
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kari uttaraani, ಕಾಡುಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kaadu uttaraani
- Malayalam
- ശീമക്കൊങ്ങിണി, Stachytarpheta indica, ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്നേക്ക്വീഡ്
About Kari Uttaraani
Devil's Coach whip (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) 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 dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Kari Uttaraani belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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