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Stachytarpheta indica.jpg

Stachytarpheta indica  (L.) Vahl

Indian Snakeweed, Blue Porterweed, Jamaica Vervain

Plants > Angiosperms > Verbenaceae > ​Stachytarpheta indica

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae​
Genus: Stachytarpheta
Species: indica


  • Common names: Indian Snakeweed, Blue Porterweed, Jamaica Vervain
  • Thai names: พันงูเขียว​
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: Native of tropical America but now a more or less pantropical weed.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai (Sri Lanna N.P.), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Stachytarpheta indica from Thailand.
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Stachytarpheta indica Chaiyaphum February
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Stachytarpheta indica, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Stachytarpheta indica, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Stachytarpheta indica Chaiyaphum February
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017

References: 
​The Plant List
BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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