Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

TaxID: 634377

Basic Information

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae, native throughout the Caribbean, including Florida. It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, Brazilian tea, Jamaica vervain, light-blue snakeweed, and, in St. Croix, worryvine.source? It usually is found along country roadsides, and it also grows well as a ruderal plant on disturbed terrain. A similar plant, Stachytarpheta cayennensis, which is an invasive species in Florida, is sometimes mistaken for S. jamaicensis. It is unclear whether S. indica is a separate species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Verbenaceae

Stachytarpheta

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Brazil Absent —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Data source: NCBI.

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Data source: NCBI.

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