Verbenaceae

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Verbenaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, commonly known as the verbena or vervain family, which includes many ornamental and aromatic species.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Verbenaceae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
belongsTo core Lamiales
characteristic mostly herbs or shrubs
often aromatic
opposite leaves
usually zygomorphic flowers
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
commonName verbena family
vervain family
contains Aloysia
Aloysia citrodora
Citharexylum
Clerodendrum
Duranta
Duranta erecta
Glandularia
Lantana
Lantana camara
Lippia
Petrea
Phyla
Stachytarpheta
Verbena
Verbena officinalis
Vitex
Vitex agnus-castus
distribution cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical regions
economicUse aromatic plants
medicinal plants
ornamental plants
flowerColor often brightly colored
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType drupe or schizocarp
historicallyIncluded many genera now placed in Lamiaceae
isA family of flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
notableSpecies Aloysia citrodora
Lantana camara
Verbena officinalis
Vitex agnus-castus
order Lamiales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination mainly by insects
taxonomicRank family
typeGenus Verbena

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lamiales includesFamily Verbenaceae
Lamiids includes Verbenaceae