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Verbenaceae : The Vervain or Verbena Family To date five species of this family have been collected in the Oapan, San Juan Tetelcingo, and Ameyaltepec area, belonging to the genera, Lantana (3 species), Stachytarpheta (1 species), and Verbena (1 species). The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Lantana camara, Lantana hispida, Lippia alba, Lippia graveolens, Priva mexicana, Stachytarpheta cayenensis, Stachytarpheta incana, Vitex mollis, and Vitex pyramidata. |
List of Verbenaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names
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Genus species
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Ameyaltepec
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S. Agustín Oapan
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S. Juan Tetelcingo
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| Lantana camara L. | imamansa:nah kuwatl | a:i:skitl de kuwatl (tlako:tsi:ntli) | mamansani:tah | ||
| Lantana involucrata L. | mamansani:tah | a:i:skitl de ista:k | ista:ka:tsi:n | ||
| Lantana velutina Mart. & Gal. | mama:nsani:tah de moradi:toh | (not named) | (not named) | ||
| Stachytarpheta purpurea Greenm. | pipi:nawisxiwtli de momoradi:toh / cha:nko:kopi | pi:na:wisxihtli | (not named) | ||
| Vitex mollis Kunth | koyo:tomatl | koyo:tomatl | koyo:tomatl |