Lippia reptans Kunth

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Lippia reptans Kunth

  • Description

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    Species Description - Similar to L. nodiflora, densely appressed-strigilose, herbaceous, the stems prostrate or ascending, 2-5 dm. long. Leaves obovate, 2-6 cm. long, obtuse or acutish at the apex, cuneate at the base, coarsely and sharply dentate above, the base, usually rather prominently veined, the petioles 5-10 mm. long; peduncles mostly longer than the leaves; heads ovoid, becoming subcylindric and 2 cm. long or less; corolla white.

  • Distribution

    Margins of brackish marshes, savannas and pools, Eleuthera and Inagua : Cuba to St. Croix and to Barbados ; Jamaica ; Mexico to Brazil. This species is, apparently, not certainly distinct from the preceding. Larger Cheeping Lippia.

    Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Cuba South America| Saint Croix Virgin Islands of the United States South America| Barbados South America| Jamaica South America| México Mexico North America| Brazil South America|