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Verbena
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Verbena (), also known as vervain or (in obsolete spelling) verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas and Asia; however, Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is the type species and native to Europe.
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Verbena is a genus of plants within the family Verbenaceae. It belongs to the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon.
Records for this genus are held by various institutions, including IBUNAM, ECOSUR, GH, FCB-BUAP, and FCF-UANL, with specific data associated with Mexico. The genus has 558,449 occurrence records and 3,472 records in the iDigBio database, which includes 1,817 media files. Additionally, there are 387 related entries in PubMed.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Verbena
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyVerbenaceae
General: , with the exception of Verbena officinalis subsp. africana , are all
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,472
- With media
- 1,817
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, ECOSUR, GH, FCB-BUAP, FCF-UANL, FC-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
387 papers- Verbena officinalis (Common Vervain) - A Review on the Investigations of This Medicinally Important Plant Species.Planta medica · 2020
- Effectiveness of Lemon Verbena (Cymbopogon citratus) in Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2024
- Two new compounds from Verbena bonariensis.Journal of Asian natural products research · 2023
- Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Aloysia citrodora Paláu (Lemon verbena): A review of phytochemistry and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Verbenaceae
- Named after
- iron
- Image
- Illustration Verbena officinalis0.jpg
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- taxon name
- Verbena
- Commons category
- Verbena
- taxonomic type
- Verbena officinalis
- topic's main category
- Category:Verbena
- Commons gallery
- Verbena
- taxon common name
- sporiš
- has fruit type
- nucule
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Description
- Cultivation
- Pests and diseases
- Uses
- In culture
- Species
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Verbena (), also known as vervain or (in obsolete spelling) verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas and Asia; however, Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is the type species and native to Europe.
==Naming== In English, the name Verbena is usually used in the United States and the United Kingdom; elsewhere, the terms verveine or vervain are in use.
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