Contains 10 genera and 38 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
VERBENACEAE
Dicot
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DNA phylogenies show that Lantana, Lippia, Nashia, and Phyla are closely related and in need of revision (Marx et al. 2010; Lu-Irving & Olmstead 2013). Phyla was recently revised (O'Leary & Múlgura 2012), although its circumscription continues to differ.
Classification
LAMIALES
VERBENACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citharexylum | FIDDLEWOOD | 1 | ||
| Duranta | DURANTA | 1 | ||
| Glandularia | MOCK VERVAIN | 5 | ||
| Lantana | SHRUBVERBENA | 9 | ||
| Lippia | LIPPIA | 2 | ||
| Petrea | PETREA | 1 | ||
| Phyla | FOGFRUIT | 3 | ||
| Priva | PRIVA | 1 | ||
| Stachytarpheta | PORTERWEED | 3 | ||
| Verbena | VERVAIN | 12 |
[Family identification key]
1. Woody vines; corolla shorter than the calyx; calyx lobes wing-like in fruit
1. Trees, shrubs, or herbs; corolla usually longer than the calyx; calyx lobes not wing-like in fruit
2
2. Flowers and fruits embedded in a fleshy rachis
2. Flowers and fruits not embedded in a fleshy rachis
3
3. Inflorescence an elongate raceme with visible internodes
4
3. Inflorescence a dense spike, the internodes not apparent
6
4. Herb
4. Shrub or tree
5
5. Petioles often orangeish; leaf blade coriaceous, 5-14 cm long; corolla white, 2-3 mm wide; fruit reddish, orange, brown, to dark purple
5. Petioles greenish or indistinct; leaf blade chartaceous, 1.5-5 cm long; corolla pale to dark purple; fruit yellow to orange
6. Corollas yellow, orange, pink, or purplish; fruit a drupe
6. Corollas white, pink, to purple; fruit a dry schizocarp
7
7. Inflorescence axillary
8
7. Inflorescence terminal
9
8. Shrub or subshrubs, stems rather woody, sometimes trailing and re-rooting; hairs simple
8. Trailing or lax herbs, stems rooting; hairs T-shaped or Y-shaped
9. Corolla salverform; styles >6 mm long; seeds with a basal extension of the mericarp
9. Corolla funnelform; styles to 3 mm long; seeds without a basal extension of the mericarp