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Abena cayennensis (Rich.) Hitchc. Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pavon) Vahl Valerianoides cayennensis (Rich.) Kuntze Verbena cayennensis Rich. Verbena dichotoma Ruiz & Pavon Zapania cayennensis (Rich.) Poir. Zapania dichotoma (Ruiz & Pavon) Poir. |
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Description: | Shrubby perennial herb, 0.4-1.5 m tall. Stems sometimes woody at the base, hairless or shortly pubescent, sometimes some scattered long hairs. Leaves ovate to elliptic, 2-9 cm long, often decurrent into the petiole, with rough hairs above, hairless or hairy on the veins beneath; margin crenate-dentate; petiole 1-1.5 cm long. Inflorescence in slender terminal spikes 20-45 cm long, pubescent or almost hairless. Bracts 3.5-5 mm long, narrowly triangular, usually slightly shorter than the fruiting calyx, ciliate on the margin. Calyx 4-5 mm long, tubular, ellipsoid, with 1-3 peltate glands near the apex, 4-toothed with teeth subequal. Corolla white, pale blue or pale lilac; tube 4-6 mm long, equalling the calyx or exserted up to 2 mm, slightly curved; lobes 1.5-2 mm long. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | cayennensis: of Cayenne in French Guyana. | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America but now a more or less pantropical weed. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 53 - 54. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 82. Verdcourt, B. (1992). Verbenaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 18 - 19. |
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