verbena family

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the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak, verbena, and vervain.

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verbena family

Nesogenes, belonging to the verbena family, has one species in Rodriguez and one in Polynesia.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Alfred Russel Wallace

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