Verbenaceae FAMILY

Stachytarpheta indica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stachytarpheta indica is a much branched, erect, annual or short-lived perennial plant growing up to 1 metre tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. A popular leafy vegetable in west Africa where the plant is gathered from the wild both for food and local medicinal use. The plant is said to be cultivated in Benin as a leaf vegetable[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Costa Rica to Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica.

HabitatOpen places, clearings, weedy fields, often near wet places or along roadsides, at elevations from sea level to 900 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].