The iron herb plants (Verbenaceae) are a plant family, which belongs to the (Lamiales).

Systematics

With molecular-biological methods won realizations to the Phylogenese of the led to a restricting of the range of the family. Also kinds were to it-counted before, which are counted today to the (Lamiaceae) and the (Acanthaceae). The family contains with close version about 30 to 35 kinds and about 1200 kinds.

The kinds of the iron herb plants contain ethereal oil.

Description

There is usually bushes or krautige plants, rare trees or Lianen.Merkmale: Sheets predominantly against-constantly, without Blooms with Brakteen, small to medium sized, zygomorph, with double bloom covering, K (4) 5 (- 8), deformed, C (4) 5 (- 8), deformed, A (2) 4 (- 5), with Corolla grow together, to G usually 2, synkarp, upper-constantly; (indicated is here the bloom formula)

Homeland

The Arale lies in the moderate widths, the subtropics and the Tropics. Common they are far in the moderate widths, an emphasis of the diversity of species have it in the Tropics. They are missing in the middle and northern Eurasien.

further information

Medicinal plants: Verbena officinalis (Verbenae herba - iron herb), lemon bush (Aloysia citriodora), Azteki sweet herb (Lippia dulcis) further important representatives of the family: Kind Verbena (many kinds, also some welfare plants), Lantana hybrid

Related links

Articles in category "Iron herb plants"

We found here 8 articles.