Plant Details

Accepted name:: Verbena litoralis Kunth [Verbenaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
pesherr	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
verbena	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
verbena del litoral	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
verbena enca ñutada	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
verbena negra	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
yerba del acero	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
ë_tagua	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Entire plant		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
aerial part, leaf, flower, entire plant, stem, root		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
stem		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
leaf		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Aerial parts, Dried branch + leaf, Entire plant, Leaf, Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 30 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Verbena affinis M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 322 (1844).
Verbena bonariensis var. litoralis (Kunth) Hook. ex Müll.Berol. in W.G.Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 20 (1845).
Verbena brasiliensis var. subglabrata Moldenke Phytologia 3: 278 (1950).
Verbena cajamarcensis Binder ex Molinari Polish Bot. J. 60: 68 (2015).
Verbena caracasana Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 275 (1818).
Verbena carolina var. glabra Moldenke Résumé: 361 (1959).
Verbena gentryi Moldenke Phytologia 2: 27 (1941).
Verbena glabrata var. tenuispicata Moldenke Phytologia 14: 283 (1967).
Verbena integrifolia Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City), ser. 2, 1(App.): 6 (1887).
Verbena integrifolia f. albiflora Moldenke Phytologia 16: 95 (1968).
Verbena lanceolata Willd. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 748 (1825).
Verbena litoralis f. albiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke Phytologia 44: 329 (1979).
Verbena litoralis var. albiflora Moldenke Phytologia 1: 432 (1940).
Verbena litoralis var. caracasana (Kunth) Briq. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 292 (1904).
Verbena litoralis var. glabrior Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 153 (1846).
Verbena litoralis var. leptostachya Schauer in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 542 (1847).
Verbena litoralis f. magnifolia Moldenke Phytologia 36: 51 (1977).
Verbena litoralis var. melanopotamica Hauman Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 24: 413 (1913).
Verbena litoralis var. portoricensis Moldenke Phytologia 50: 310 (1982).
Verbena litoralis var. pycnostachya Schauer in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 542 (1847).
Verbena litoralis var. subglabrata (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & Múlgura Fl. Vasc. Argent. 14: 198 (2012).
Verbena longifolia M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 323 (1844).
Verbena longifolia f. albiflora Moldenke Phytologia 7: 430 (1961).
Verbena longifolia var. pubescens Moldenke Phytologia 13: 307 (1966).
Verbena minutiflora var. peruviana Moldenke Phytologia 50: 14 (1981).
Verbena nudiflora Nutt. ex Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 195 (1863).
Verbena paucifolia Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 196 (1863), nom. illeg.
Verbena sedula Moldenke Phytologia 5: 229 (1955).
Verbena sedula var. darwinii Moldenke Phytologia 16: 341 (1968).
Verbena sedula var. fournieri Moldenke Phytologia 18: 211 (1969).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Verbena litoralis H.B.K.	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
Verbena litoralis Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Verbena litoralis Kunth	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Verbena litoralis Kunth var. litoralis	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Verbena litoralis Kunth.	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Verbena littoralis H.B.K.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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