Blue Porterweed, Indian Snakeweed or Jamaica Vervain, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Verbenaceae. Costa Rica. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of
Blue Porterweed, Indian Snakeweed or Jamaica Vervain, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Verbenaceae. Costa Rica. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Verbenaceae family, native throughout the Caribbean. It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, Brazilian tea, Jamaica vervain, and light-blue snakeweed. It is unclear whether S. indica is a separate species. It is usually found along country roadsides and it grows also well as a ruderal plant on disturbed terrain. It is an invasive species in some places. The fresh leaves are consumed in bush tea as a “cooling” tonic and blood cleanser, to treat “asthma” and “ulcerated stomachs”.
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Location: Costa Rica
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