Common name
English: Devil's coach whip
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Stachytarpheta (3)
Epithet: angustifolia (Mill.) Vahl (9)
Synonyms: Stachytarpheta angustissima Moldenke, Stachytarpheta elatior Schrad. ex Schult.
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
angustissima => most narrow
elatior => higher, very lofty
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
External links
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.