Stachytarpheta cayennensis
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| Internal ID | UUID643fed7d8abbc937398984 |
| Scientific name | Stachytarpheta cayennensis |
| Authority | (Rich.) Vahl |
| First published in | Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 208 (1804) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Potted ornamental plants for indoor and patio use.
- Landscape plantings in tropical and subtropical gardens.
- Cut flowers for floral arrangements.
- Container gardening and public green‑space displays.
- Pollinator‑friendly garden designs (bee‑friendly plant).
Scientific and model‑organism use:
- Included in major botanical databases (e.g., International Plant Names Index, Tropicos) and herbarium collections as a reference taxon.
- Used as a voucher and reference in pollination ecology studies, especially investigations of nectar‑feeding insects.
- Employed occasionally in comparative morphology studies within the Verbenaceae family.
Properties relevant to use:
- Compact habit with erect stems 0.3–1 m tall, suitable for small garden spaces.
- Long‑lasting blue‑violet inflorescences that retain color, providing decorative value.
- Prolonged flowering period (several months under tropical conditions), extending display time.
- Nectar production attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, enhancing garden biodiversity.
- Tolerance of full sun to partial shade, enabling flexible placement in landscape designs.
- Relatively low maintenance, requiring well‑drained soils and moderate watering.
Standards and regulation:
- International horticulture trade follows the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) for naming cultivated varieties.
- National plant‑health regulations (e.g., USDA PPQ, EU Plant Health Regulation) govern import and export of ornamental stock.
- Phytosanitary certification is required in many jurisdictions to prevent pathogen spread.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commercially available material is primarily propagated by cuttings or seed to reduce pressure on wild populations.
- Not listed under CITES; the species is not considered threatened.
- Sustainable horticultural practices emphasize cultivation over collection, with growers monitoring propagation rates to ensure long‑term availability.
- Labels such as “fair‑trade horticulture” may be applied in some markets to indicate responsible sourcing.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Abena cayennensis | (Rich.) Neck. ex Hitchc. | Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 117. 1893 |
| Lippia cylindrica | Scheele | Linnaea 17: 351 (1844) |
| Stachytarpheta australis | Moldenke | Phytologia 1: 470 (1940) |
| Stachytarpheta australis f. albiflora | Moldenke | Phytologia 3: 63 (1949) |
| Stachytarpheta australis var. neocaledonica | Moldenke | Phytologia 3: 117. 1949 |
| Stachytarpheta canescens var. bahiensis | Moldenke | Phytologia 40: 54 (1978) |
| Stachytarpheta canescens var. elliptica | Moldenke | Phytologia 55: 233 (1984) |
| Stachytarpheta canescens var. morii | Moldenke | Phytologia 41: 450 (1979) |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis f. albiflora | Moldenke | Bot. Gaz. 106: 163 (1944) |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis var. candicans | Briq. | Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 1164 (1904) |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis f. purpurea | Moldenke | Phytologia 52: 231 (1982) |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis var. virescens | Briq. | Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 4: 1164 (1904) |
| Stachytarpheta dichotoma | (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl | Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 207 (1804) |
| Stachytarpheta dichotoma f. albiflora | (Moldenke) Moldenke | Phytologia 28: 102 (1974) |
| Stachytarpheta dichotoma var. neocaledonica | (Moldenke) Moldenke | Phytologia 28: 102 (1974) |
| Stachytarpheta gibberosa | Rchb. | Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 2: 15 (1828) |
| Stachytarpheta guatemalensis | Moldenke | Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 522: 181 (1940) |
| Stachytarpheta guatemalensis f. albiflora | Moldenke | Phytologia 9: 99 (1963) |
| Stachytarpheta hirta | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 280 (1818) |
| Stachytarpheta lactea | Schauer | Prodr. 11: 562 (1847) |
| Stachytarpheta maximiliani var. ciliaris | Moldenke | Phytologia 1: 472 (1940) |
| Stachytarpheta maximiliani var. glabrata | Schauer | Prodr. 11: 565 (1847) |
| Stachytarpheta patens | Moldenke | Phytologia 45: 335 (1980) |
| Stachytarpheta polyura f. albiflora | Moldenke | Phytologia 20: 243 (1970) |
| Stachytarpheta scaberrima var. pilosa | Moldenke | Phytologia 13: 307 (1966) |
| Stachytarpheta subulata | Moldenke | Phytologia 1: 475 (1940) |
| Stachytarpheta tabascana | Moldenke | Phytologia 1: 437 (1940) |
| Stachytarpheta theezans | Rojas Acosta | Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 77 (1897) |
| Stachytarpheta umbrosa | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 280 (1818) |
| Stachytarpheta veronicifolia | Cham. | Linnaea 7: 246 (1832) |
| Ubochea dichotoma | Baill. | Hist. Pl. 11: 103 (1891) |
| Valerianoides cayennensis | (Rich.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 510 (1891) |
| Valerianoides dichotoma | (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze ex Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 , 1: 825 (1895) |
| Verbena cayennensis | Rich. | Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105 (1792) |
| Verbena dichotoma | Ruiz & Pav. | Fl. Peruv. 1: 23 (1798) |
| Zappania cajenensis | (Rich.) Mirb. | Hist. Nat. Pl. , ed. 2, 15: 241 (1805) |
| Zappania dichotoma | (Ruiz & Pav.) Mirb. | Hist. Nat. Pl. , ed. 2, 15: 240 (1805) |
| Valerianoides cayennense | (Rich.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 510 1891 |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis f. alba | Moldenke | |
| Abena cayanensis | Hitchc. | Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 117 (1893) |
| Stachytarpheta dichotoma | (Baill.) A.Chev. | Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 15: 1076 (1935) |
| Stachytarpheta fallax | A.E.Gonç. | Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 13: 70 (1996) |
| Stachytarpheta laevis | Moldenke | Phytologia 2: 369 (1974) |
| Stachytarpheta maximiliani | Schauer | Prodr. 11: 565 (1847) |
| Stachytarpheta polyura | Schauer | Prodr. 11: 562 (1847) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | cayenne porterweed |
| Hausa | wutsiyar kasa |
| Portuguese | gervão |
| Tonga | ikuʻikumā |
| Chinese | 南假马鞭 |
| Chinese | 白花假马鞭 |
| Chinese | 藍蝶猿尾木 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
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South Tropical Africa
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Central African Republic
- Gabon
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
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China
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Kazan-retto
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- East Himalaya
- India
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Malesia
- Malaya
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Papuasia
- Bismarck Archipelago
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Pacific click to expand
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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South-central Pacific
- Marquesas
- Tuamotu
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Southwestern Pacific
- New Caledonia
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North-central Pacific
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil Southeast
- Brazil West-central
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Caribbean
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Southwest Caribbean
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Venezuelan Antilles
- Windward Islands
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Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panamá
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Southern South America
- Argentina Northeast
- Argentina Northwest
- Paraguay
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Western South America
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Galápagos
- Peru
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000314812 |
| Tropicos | 100261815 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:989728-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-195869 |
| IUCN Red List | 107428233 |
| IPNI | 989728-1 |
| iNaturalist | 605540 |
| GBIF | 4084424 |
| Tropicos | 33702875 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30077485-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-195939 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5793771 |
| IPNI | 30077485-2 |
| iNaturalist | 1209707 |
| GBIF | 7297669 |
| EOL | 5389722 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 215 |
| USDA Plants | STCA8 |
| Tropicos | 33700808 |
| INPN | 448554 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1126344-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-195838 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 255737 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 39376 |
| Nature Serve | 2.133015 |
| IPNI | 1126344-2 |
| iNaturalist | 126569 |
| GBIF | 2925454 |
| Freebase | /m/0vps1xy |
| EPPO | STCDI |
| USDA GRIN | 35416 |
| Wikipedia | Stachytarpheta_cayennensis |
| Tropicos | 33700362 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:864793-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-195962 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5793763 |
| IPNI | 864793-1 |
| iNaturalist | 1209698 |
| GBIF | 7297619 |
| EOL | 5389744 |
| Tropicos | 100261848 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243370-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-195923 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 6089077 |
| Observations.org | 516452 |
| IPNI | 243370-2 |
| iNaturalist | 1209760 |
| GBIF | 4086915 |
| Elurikkus | 463888 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 255737 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides | |||||
| Ipolamiide | 442425 | Click to see | 406.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00136-0 https://doi.org/10.1002/BSCB.19870960812 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(03)00073-5 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (5S,9S,10S,13R,14R)-17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 137706369 | Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(03)00073-5 |
| alpha-Spinasterin | 5281331 | Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(03)00073-5 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| (2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-[2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethoxy]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}oxan-3-yl (2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 73157771 | Click to see | 638.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 |
| [(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 6476334 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 638.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 |
| [6-[2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl] 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 74027662 | Click to see | 638.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 |
| {6-[2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy]oxan-2-yl}methyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 73323377 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2O)OCCC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 |
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 3-O-(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-4-O-((2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 132274946 | Click to see | 624.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00136-0 |
| Martynoside | 5319292 | Click to see | 652.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 |
| Verbascoside | 5281800 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2008000400003 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00136-0 |
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