Devil's Coach whip
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Also known as Brazilian tea, Oron's rod, Jamaican vervain, Wild Verbena
About Devil's Coach whip
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae, native throughout the Caribbean, including Florida. It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, Brazilian tea, Jamaica vervain, light-blue snakeweed, and, in St. Croix, worryvine.source? It usually is found along country roadsides, and it also grows well as a ruderal plant on disturbed terrain. A similar plant, Stachytarpheta cayennensis, which is an invasive species in Florida, is sometimes mistaken for S. jamaicensis. It is unclear whether S. indica is a separate species.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- நெருஞ்சி
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kari uttaraani, ಕಾಡುಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kaadu uttaraani
- Malayalam
- ശീമക്കൊങ്ങിണി, Stachytarpheta indica, ഇന്ത്യൻ സ്നേക്ക്വീഡ്
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Devil's Coach whip belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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