Verbenaceae · Stachytarpheta

The Variable Stachytarphyta

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Also known as Pink Snakeweed

Shrub
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
Flowering
Throughout the year

Plant Details

Scientific name
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Genus
Stachytarpheta
Habit
Shrub
Native to
Tropical America
Distribution
Introduced to Old World
Found in India
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
Flowering & fruiting
Throughout the year
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Bilateral
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Drupe

Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About The Variable Stachytarphyta

The variable Stachytarphyta (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) 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. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Introduced to Old World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Illustration representing the Verbenaceae family
Botanical family

Verbenaceae

Verbena/Teak family

The Variable Stachytarphyta belongs to the Verbenaceae family.

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