Stachytarpheta indica (L.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 206 (1804) (syn:Stachytarpheta jamaicensis var. indica (L.) H.J.Lam ; Valerianoides indica (L.) Medik.; Verbena caudata Salisb. ; Verbena indica L. ; Vermicularia lancifolia Moench ; Zappania indica (L.) Lam. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill.) Vahl ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia var. elatior Schrad. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. elatior (Schrad. ex Schult.) López-Pal. ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. jenmanii (Moldenke) Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta angustifolia f. rionegrensis Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta angustissima Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad. ; Stachytarpheta elatior var. jenmanii Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta jamaicensis f. parviflora Moldenke ; Stachytarpheta surinamensis Miq. ex Pulle ; Valerianoides jamaicensis var. linearifolia Kuntze ; Verbena angustifolia Mill. ; Verbena lancifolia Steud. ; Zappania angustifolia (Mill.) Poir. );
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Mexico to Tropical America: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela; Introduced into: Bangladesh, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Phoenix Is., Sudan, Togo, Zaïre as per POWO;
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Common name: Indian Snakeweed, Blue snakeweed, Nettle-leaved vervain • Hindi: Kariyartharani • Tamil: சீமை நாயுரிவி Seemai nayuruvi • Malayalam: Katapunnuttu, Seemakongini • Kannada: ಕರಿಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kari uttarani ಕಾಡುಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kadu utarani
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Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims: 6 very high res. images.
Habitat : Cultivated
Stachytarpheta indica.
Yes, appears close as per images at
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1092351-2
But it is a syn. of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl as per Lucid Central (based on which we have segregated our plants):
https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/stachytarpheta_cayennensis.htm
https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/stachytarpheta_australis.htm
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1092351-2
Flower ID : SGNP : Railway Station – indiantreepix | Google Groups:
Came across these flowers at the park near the Toy Train Station in SGNP, Mumbai on Sunday the 29th June.
I will take 2nd image as Stachytarpheta indica, as per discussions at Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims
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Could someone please indicate the difference between S. jamaicensis and S. cayennensis?
difference is in the leaves
but you need absolutely flat leaves like when you put it on ground or a white sheet of paper or make a herbarium, several leaves and from both types and compare
there is a way to differentiate
but it can not be done it here, no leaf is flat and one that looks flat makes one dx and another that’s curving creates doubts.
optical illusion makes the teeth look different in your different leaves
this is a case where if it pleases you you keep the diagnosis you have
was it labelled by the botanists there? or label it as Stachytarpheta sp..
I think we should take it as Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl in view of the links provided by … as below along with Factsheet links, for the time being:
Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Jacq.) Vahl ??
Yes. A common weed plant here during rains.
It is Stachytarpheta jamaicensis a common weed in marshy areas
I will take this as Stachytarpheta indica, as per discussions at Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims
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Name of plant:
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District(far east), Kerala PIN:686671
Date:13.10.2020, 02.00pm
Altitude:1700msl
Habitat: wild moisture
Plant habit: growing upwards
Height: 4ft
Leaves shape: oval long tip with side jaws
Flower Diameter 07mm, deep blue, non fragrant.
Stachytarpheta sp. ???
Yes, most likely to be Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl as per comparative images at Stachytarpheta
Verbenaceae: Stachytarpheta indica Vahl: 1 correct high res. image.
synonyms: Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill.) Vahl, Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad., Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad. ex Schult.
location/date: (_jp) Semadoh, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994; (_1) University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997
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References:
POWO efloraofgandhinagar Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal eflorakkl Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants
