Vahl verbenaceae is a weedy annual herbaceous plant that grows 60120 cm tall. It is one of the important plants with high medicinal and nutraceutical benefits. Home groundcovers stachytarpheta jamaicensis, florida native porterweed. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis lvahl traditionally is used to treat several diseases, such as urinary tract infections, rheumatic, and pharyngitis. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family verbenaceae, native throughout.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Stachytarpheta microphylla red porterweed small 1218 shrub all are great for butterflies, but my resident hummingbird now ignores the blue in favor of the coral and the purple. Stachytarpheta species are pubescent, glabrous shrubs, undershrubs and herbs. Nettleleaf velvetberry stachytarpheta urticifolia has dark blue or purple flowers and hairless flower stalks. Media in category stachytarpheta jamaicensisthe following 99 files are in this category, out of 99 total. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple, petiolate, margin entire to serrate. Vahl family verbenaceae holotype of stachytarpheta jamaicensis f. Vahl is a member of the family of verbenaceae and is commonly known as gervao, brazilian tea, verbena cimarrona, rooter comb, or blue porter weed 1, 7. Gets quite large in zones 10 and 11, but may get to 4 feet where grown as an annual. Light blue snakeweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis also hybridises with other species, and hybrids between it and both dark blue snakeweed stachytarpheta cayennensis and pink snakeweed stachytarpheta mutabilis have also become naturalised in queensland. Plants profile for stachytarpheta jamaicensis lightblue. Media in category stachytarpheta the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. If you have a short season, let the first few flower stems turn brown on the plant.
Dec 24, 2014 this page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 15. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial activities of stachytarpheta jamaicensis leaves s sasidharan 1, l yoga latha 2, z zuraini 3, s suryani 3, s sangetha 2, l shirley 2 1 school of biological sciences, universiti sains malaysia, 11800 minden, pulau pinang. While it has some drought tolerance, it performs best in well drained moist soils. Buy stachytarpheta jamaicensis, florida native porterweed. And to make matters worse, over the years several exotic species have mistakenly been identified, photographed and sold as blue porterweed. Department of biotechnology, faculty of applied sciences, aimst university, jalan bedongsemeling, batu 3. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis usually create wide small shrub up to around 80cm hight and even over 1m width, while stachytarpheta cayennensis is more robust and can reach well over 1,5 m height. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis leaf extract journal of scientific and. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis in the plant list version 1. General information stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a wellbranched. The plants database includes the following 11 species of stachytarpheta. Vahl belongs to the family of verbenaceae and is commonly known as gervao, brazilian tea, verbena cimarrona. Stachytarpheta sanguinea dwarf red porterweed this is a lowgrowing herbaceous perennial to about two feet tall with bright red flowers on long, slender spikes held above the foliage.
Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses. The schizonticidal effect during early and established infections was investigated. Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by many english language common names, including blue snakeweed, cayenne snakeweed, darkblue snakeweed, bluetop, nettleleaf porterweed, rattail, roughleaf false vervain, blue rats tail, brazilian tea, cayenne vervain, false verbena, joee, nettleleaf. Media in category stachytarpheta jamaicensis the following 99 files are in this category, out of 99 total. In vivo antimalarial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of. Deadhead to prevent seed set and maturation, if you do not want volunteer, nuisance plants of this species coming up in the landscape. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis bhl biodiversity heritage library. How stachytarpheta jamaicensis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. It bears small reddishpurple to deep blue flowers that grow along tall bracts. Vahl belongs to the family o f verbenaceae and is commonly kno wn as gervao, brazilian tea, verbena cimarrona, rooter co mb, or blue porter weed. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family verbenaceae, native throughout the caribbean.
The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 195911 with original publication details. The species with pink ro read flowers is the exotic stachytarpheta mutabilis, which is native to south america and not florida. Like other porterweeds, it attracts a wide variety of pollinators. Stachytarpheta urticifolia, commonly sold by nonnative nurseries, is native to tropical asia. Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial activities of stachytarpheta. The ethanolic leaf extract of stachytarpheta cayennensis 90270 mgkgday was screened for blood schizonticidal activity against chloroquine sensitive plasmodium berghei berghei in mice. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pharmacognostic studies of the leaves of stachytarpheta. View picture of stachytarpheta species, jamaican porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis at daves garden. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is an important plant with multi therapeutic properties. Flowers solitary in axils, bracts sessile, calyx narrow tubular, 5 or 4 too.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis wikispecies, free species. Plantvines organic outdoor potting soil is timetested and proven to help your outdoor potted plants thrive. But like ive mentioned above it is hard to distinguish those two species and their many hybrids that often dominate the landscape. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Stachytarpheta species, jamaican porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis by dinu feb 21, 2003 4. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis herb uses, benefits, cures, side.
Lightblue snakeweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis has has blue or purple flowers and thicker, hairless flower stalks and fleshy leaves with hairless lower leaf surfaces. It was introduced widely introduced into several tropical countries around the world as an ornamental species due to its attractive blue flowers, but in some countries it has become invasive. Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a rather slender, branched herb or shrub growing up to 1. Vahl is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus stachytarpheta family verbenaceae. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis florida native plant society. It is a native of tropical america and is acclimatized in other parts of the tropics. This variety of blue porterweed is an upright perennial growing to 3 feet in height with branching stems, a woody base and long tap root. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120326 which reports it as an accepted name record 195911 with original publication details. List of various diseases cured by stachytarpheta jamaicensis. This plant mostly grows in the tropical regions of america, as well as in the subtropical forests of africa, asia, and oceania. These hybrids exhibit characters that are intermediate between the two species involved. Pdf stachytarpheta jamaicensis lvahl traditionally is used to treat several. There is no pink or red flowered variety of this native. But like ive mentioned above it is hard to distinguish those two species and their many hybrids that.
It has a spreading habit is is not likely to grow over a foot tall. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is used in the bahamas to treat issues of circulation high blood pressure, the gastrointestinal tract worms, constipation, the respiratory system, blistersboils, chills, and fevers. It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, brazilian tea, jamaica vervain, and lightblue snakeweed. The pharmacognostic standards of fresh, powdered and transverse sections of stachytarpheta jamaicensis sj leaf was carried out to determine its macroscopical, microscopical both qualitative and quantitative, analytical standards and phytochemical profile. Names of stachytarpheta jamaicensis in various languages of the world are also given. Other sources of information about stachytarpheta jamaicensis. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis blue porterweed this species is native to southern florida. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis in global plants on jstor.
Add native plants to your landscape and bring home the beauty of real florida. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in stachytarpheta jamaicensis. In the lesser antilles it is boiled to treat colds and fevers. Dark blue snakeweed stachytarpheta cayennensis also hybridises with other species, and hybrids between it and both light blue snakeweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis and pink snakeweed stachytarpheta mutabilis have also become naturalised in queensland. The only native porterweed is stachytarpheta jamaicensis, which has blue to purple flowers. This phytochemical is the natural precursor to aspirin. The macroscopy revealed a simple, glabrous, relatively thick and slightly fleshy leaf. Stachytarpheta species, jamaican porterweed stachytarpheta. Stachytarpheta cayennensis can be a noxious weed and is listed as a category ii nonnative invasive plant by the florida exotic pest plant council. Vahl belongs to the family of verbenaceae and is commonly known as gervao, brazilian tea, verbena cimarrona, rooter comb, or blue porter weed. Due to the presence of an unpaired electron, most of the free radicals are very.
The genus stachytarpheta has undergone a series of taxonomic revisions that are further complicated by putative hybrids wilson et al. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, florida native porterweed quantity. Immunomodulatory effect of water extract of stachytarpheta. This is our best allpurpose mix, and a smart choice for a wide variety of outdoor plants, flowers and vegetables. Records of this species in osceola and wakulla counties appear related to plants naturalized from plantings. Indian journal of pharmacology university of toronto tspace. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is an important plant with multi therapeutic. Online plant guide stachytarpheta jamaicensis blue. Blue porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis richard. Coastal strand, open areas in dry mesic hardwood forests, sometimes nestled under trees along sandy roadsides. It is one of the important plants with high medicinal and. Stachytarpheta jamaicensisblue porterweed online plant guide.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In vivo evaluation of hair growth potential of stachytarpheta. Pdf immunomodulatory effect of water extract of stachytarpheta. Inflorescence axillary, terminal spicate, pedunculate, bracts appressed. Weeds of australia biosecurity queensland edition fact sheet.
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