Stachytarpheta

Stachytarpheta
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
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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) and hummingbirds. Several species in this genus are known as porterweeds.[1]

Species

Species include:[2]

References

  1. "Stachytarpheta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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