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Taxon:  Verbena brasiliensis Vell.



Summary
Genus:
Verbena
Section:
Verbenaca
Series:
Pachystachyae
Family:
Verbenaceae
Nomen number:
408277
Place of publication:
Fl. flumin. 17. 1829 ("1825"); icon. 1: t. 40. 1831 ("1827")
Verified:
03/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Verbena chacensis Moldenke
Invalid Designation(s)
Verbena bonariensis auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Cabrera, A. L., dir. 1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina. Note: mentions
  3. Cabrera, A. L., ed. 1965-1970. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Note: = Verbena litoralis Kunth
  4. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  5. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  9. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
  10. Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:67.
  11. Munir, A. A. 2002. A taxonomic revision of the genus Verbena L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 20:71. Note: = Verbena litoralis var. brasiliensis (Vell.) Briq.
  12. Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomic notes on Verbena bonariensis (Verbenaceae) and related species in the USA. Phytoneuron 2010-12:7-8.
  13. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  14. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
  15. Yeo, P. F. 1990. A re-definition of Verbena brasiliensis. Kew Bull. 45:111.
  16. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: = Verbena litoralis Kunth
Common names
English
Brazilian vervain –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiroincl. Guanabara bay
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileRegión Metropolitana de Santiago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileValparaíso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro (incl. Guanabara bay), Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru [Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, La Libertad, Lima, Pasco]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Mendoza, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Río Negro], Chile [Coquimbo, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Valparaíso], Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed fide Kew Bull 45:103. 1990Yeo, P. F. 1990. A re-definition of Verbena brasiliensis. Kew Bull. 45:111.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=408277. Accessed 16 May 2025.