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7 unusual facts about Verbenaceae


AbĂ­lio Fernandes

Some of her work was published in Flora Zambesiaca and she did a taxonomic revision of the families Avicenniaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae.

Cleora acaciaria

The larvae feed on various plants and trees, including Rutaceae (including Toddalia asiatica), Ericaceae (including Augauria salicifolia), Verbenaceae (including Stachytarpheta urticifolia) and Asteraceae species.

Cyanophrys amyntor

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including species from the Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae families.

Cyanophrys longula

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including species from the Asteraceae and Verbenaceae families.

Olivea

The widespread genus contains eight species that grow on dicots, especially the tropical flowering plant family Verbenaceae.

Phazaca theclata

Its wingspan is around 17 mm and its larvae feeds on Verbenaceae species, including Stachytarpheta urticifolia.

Platypleura sylvia

This cicada is found in closed bushveld that includes the tree Vitex obovata, a member of the Verbenaceae, a tree also endemic to South Africa and Swaziland, and with which it has a close and exclusive relationship.


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Dorcacerus

It feeds on Prosopis flexuosa (Leguminosae) and on the invasive weed Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) ad it is considered as a potential biocontrol agent.

Wild hyssop

Verbena officinalis, a plant in the Verbenaceae family native to Europe and naturalized in North America


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