Verbenaceae
From Academic Kids
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The Verbenaceae or Verbena family, is a family of mainly tropical plants notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers. The family includes about 90 genera and nearly 2,000 species of trees, shrubs and herbs. Vervain is believed to be a galactagogue.
Some species:
- Beautyberry Callicarpa species
- Lemon verbena Aloysia triphylla
- Teak Tectona species
- Vervain Verbena species
- Vitex (Chasteberry) Vitex speciesde:Eisenkrautgewächse
