Lippia alba
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Family Verbenaceae
Taxonomy: Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson
Synonyms: 28 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Lantana alba Mill. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Lantana geminata (Kunth) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lantana lavandulacea Willd. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lantana lippioides Hook. & Arn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lantana mollissima Desf. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia asperifolia A.Rich. ex Marthe (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia citrata Cham. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia geminata Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia geminata Kunth var. geminata (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia geminata var. microphylla Griseb. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia globiflora (L'Hér.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia globiflora (L'Hér.) Kuntze var. globiflora (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia globiflora var. geminata (Kunth) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia globiflora var. microphylla (Griseb.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia lantanifolia F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia lantanoides J.M.Coult. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia panamensis Turcz. (taxonomic synonym)
- Lippia scabra Hochst. (taxonomic synonym)
- Verbena capensis Thunb. (taxonomic synonym)
- Verbena globiflora L'Hér. (taxonomic synonym)
- Verbena odorata (Pers.) Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
- Zapania geminata Gibert (taxonomic synonym)
- Zapania lantanoides Lam. (taxonomic synonym)
- Zapania odorata Pers. (taxonomic synonym)
- Zappania geminata (Kunth) Gibert (taxonomic synonym)
- Zappania lantanoides Lam. (taxonomic synonym)
- Zappania odorata Pers. (taxonomic synonym)
- Zappania odoratissima Scop. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 17 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 30 mm (15-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 22.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); orbicular (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1); whorled (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (0.5-2.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 10 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |