Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47091, 28 Aug 1996

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Santiesteban. 15.5 km (by road) N of Mineros, then 3.8 km E on dirt road.

  • Habitat

    In roadside ditch with Polygonum punctatum, P. hispidum. Flat, clay soil, mostly cleared for sugar cane and other crops, with patches of brush and remnant forest with Attalea phalerata (Scheelea princeps).

  • Description

    Either erect single stems with large leaves, or forming branched shrubs to 2 m. tall and with much smaller leaves. Crushed foliage rankly aromatic. Flowers odorless; corolla pale lilac with yellow throat changing to darker violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 330806

    Occurrence ID: bdf68e05-2431-46a3-9d89-f3931a0ce085

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. det M. H. Nee, 1999
    Note: ! M. Binder 2005

    Lippia

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • Locality

    Santiesteban. 15.5 km (by road) N of Mineros, then 3.8 km E on dirt road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 225 m. (738 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.98, -63.18

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