Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Stachytarpheta (3)
Epithet: crassifolia Schrad. (3)
Synonym: Valerianoides crassifolia (Schrad.) Kuntze
crassifolia => having thick, fleshy or leathery leaves