Stachytarpheta
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 Unidentified black-flowered Stachytarpheta, Médanos del Chaco National Park (Paraguay)
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Several, see text |
Stachytarpheta is a plant genus in the verbena family (Verbenaceae). The flowers are rich in nectar and popular with many butterflies, such as the South Asian Crimson Rose (Atrophaneura hector), Malabar Banded Swallowtail (Papilio liomedon), and Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe).
[edit] Selected species
- Stachytarpheta indica
- Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Neri
- Stachytarpheta steyermarkii
- Stachytarpheta svensonii
- Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims
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