Common name
English: Cayenne snakeweed
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Verbenaceae (14)(family description)
Genus: Stachytarpheta (3)
Epithet: cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl (1)
Synonyms: Abena cayennensis (Rich.) Hitchc., Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl, Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims, Valerianoides cayennensis (Rich.) Kuntze
cayennensis => of or from Cayenne (capital city of French Guiana)
dichotoma => divided in two, forked
urticifolia => nettle-leaved
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, purple
External links
Check for Stachytarpheta cayennensis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [927] Stachytarpheta cayennensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)