The Verbenaceae or Verbena family has been considered to be closely related to the Lamiaceae (Labiatae), and the border between the two families has long been unclear but characters tying these two families together are apparently convergent. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown several genera to be misplaced in Verbenaceae and these genera are being moved out of Verbenaceae into Lamiaceae. Avicennia, sometimes placed in Verbenaceae or in its own family, Avicenniaceae, has been placed in Acanthaceae. Meanwhile core Verbenaceae have proven to be more closely related to other members of the Lamiales s.l. than to Lamiaceae. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Species Avicennia alba Avicennia bicolor Avicennia eucalyptifolia Avicennia germinans Avicennia integra Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia rumphiana Avicennia schaueriana Avicennia is a genus of mangrove tree. ... Species About 40; see text Beautyberry (Callicarpa) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Verbenaceae; between 40_150 species are accepted by different botanists. ... Species About 150 species, including Lantana camara Lantana montevidensis Lantana rugulosa Lantana tiliifolia Lantana trifolia Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants, native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa. ... Species Nashia armata Nashia cayensis Nashia inaguensis Nashia myrtifolia Nashia nipensis Nashia spinifera Nashia variifolia Nashia is a genus of the Vervain family (Verbenaceae). ... The Petrea is an evergreen flowering vine, native to Mexico and Central America. ... Species Tectona grandis Tectona hamiltoniana Tectona philippinensis Teak (Tectona), also called jati is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. ... Verbena may refer to one of several things: The genus Verbena The lemon verbena shrub The family Verbenaceae The Verbena Tradition from the Mage: The Ascension role-playing game In Spanish-speaking cultures, a verbena is a country fair or a dance party, especially one held at night. ... Species About 250 species, including: Vitex altissima Vitex agnus-castus Vitex capitata Vitex cofassus Vitex divaricata Vitex doniana Vitex incisa Vitex leucoxylon Vitex lignum-vitae Vitex lindenii Vitex lucens Vitex negundo Vitex parviflora Vitex peduncularis Vitex quinata Vitex rotundifolia Vitex trifolia Vitex zeyheri Vitex (also called Chasteberry or Monks... Genera Many, see text Ref: Delta 2002-07-22 Lamiaceae, or the Mint family, is a family of plants in about 180 genera and some 3,500 species. ... Species Avicennia alba Avicennia bicolor Avicennia eucalyptifolia Avicennia germinans Avicennia integra Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia rumphiana Avicennia schaueriana Avicennia is a genus of mangrove tree. ... Genera Acanthus L. - bears breech Andrographis Wallich ex Nees - false waterwillow Anisacanthus Nees - Desert honeysuckle Aphelandra R. Br. ...

In its wider circumscription, Verbenaceae is a family of mainly tropical plants notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers. The family includes about 90 genera and nearly 2,000 species of trees, shrubs and herbs. Vervain is believed to be a galactagogue. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... A herb (pronounced hurb in Commonwealth English and urb in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... A galactagogue is a substance, typically a herb, that increases lactation. ...

Economically important species include:

• Beautyberry Callicarpa species
• Lemon verbena Aloysia triphylla
• Teak Tectona species
• Verbena or Vervain Verbena species
• Vitex or Chasteberry Vitex species

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