The Variable Stachytarphyta
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Also known as Pink Snakeweed
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta mutabilis
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced to Old World
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaf blades are leathery in texture and oblong or lance-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The hairy stems have oppositely arranged leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Variable Stachytarphyta itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.“The inflorescence is a narrow spike up to 60 centimeters long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Variable Stachytarphyta itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
About The Variable Stachytarphyta
A member of the Verbenaceae family, The variable Stachytarphyta (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
The Variable Stachytarphyta belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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