Nettle-Leaved Vervain
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta urticifolia
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist areas of the forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh
- 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.
About Nettle-Leaved Vervain
Nettle-Leaved Vervain (Stachytarpheta urticifolia) 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. It is typically found in moist areas of the forests and plains. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Nettle-Leaved Vervain belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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