Stachytarpheta
| Stachytarpheta | |
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| Unidentified black-flowered Stachytarpheta, Médanos del Chaco National Park (Paraguay) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Stachytarpheta |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
Stachytarpheta is a plant genus in the verbena family (Verbenaceae). The flowers are rich in nectar and popular with many butterflies, such as the South Asian Crimson Rose (Atrophaneura hector), Malabar Banded Swallowtail (Papilio liomedon), and Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe).
Selected species
- Stachytarpheta angustifolia Vahl
- Stachytarpheta cayennensis
- Stachytarpheta chamissonis
- Stachytarpheta glauca
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl (syn. Stachytarpheta indica)[1]
- Stachytarpheta mutabilis
- Stachytarpheta steyermarkii
- Stachytarpheta svensonii
- Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims
Gallery
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Stachytarpheta glauca flower
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Stachytarpheta mutabilis flower
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Stachytarpheta chamissonis flower
References
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