| Family |
Verbenaceae |
| Scientific name |
Verbena officinalis L. |
| Synonyms |
Verbena macrostachya F. Mueller; Verbena officinalis L. forma albiflora
(Strobl) Strobl ex Hegi; Verbena officinalis L. var. albiflora Strobl;
Verbena officinalis L. var. anarrhinoides Murr; Verbena officinalis L.
var. brachyantha Murr; Verbena officinalis L. var. gaudichaudii Briquet;
Verbena officinalis L. var. genuina Briquet; Verbena officinalis L. var.
macrostachya (F. Mueller) Bentham; Verbena officinalis L. var. prostrata
Grenier & Godron; Verbena officinalis L. var. resedifolia Murr; Verbena
officinalis L. var. spuria (Linnaeus) Hooker; Verbena officinalis L. var.
vulgaris Schauer; Verbena rumelica Velenovsky; Verbena spuria L.; Verbena
vulgaris Bubani |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kuma-tsudura (クマツヅラ, 熊葛 [meaning: bear vine]) |
| (English common name) common verbena, common vervain, vervain, Juno's tears |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, worldwide |
| Habitat |
Field, farm yard, roadside |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=14 |
| Description |
Plants electing 30-80cm tall. Leaves 3-10cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers pale
purple corollas 4mm across, flowering in June to September. Fruits 1.5mm
long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Verbena officinalis L. |
| Verbena officinalis L. |
| Phytopreparation for treating skin affections (US Patent 4855131/1989) |
| Freeze-dried ginseng berry tea (US Patent 6210738/2001) |
| Plant oil and chemical compound having acericidal activity (WIPO Patent WO/2003/015522) |
| Improved pharmaceutical composition containing artichoke extract, and process for its production (WIPO Patent WO/2007/030902) |
| Methods and compositoons for skin care (WIPO Patent WO/2008/070368) |
| Physically stable sprayable gel composition (European Patent EP1293194/2003) |
