''Volkameria heterophylla'' (common names - bois de chenilles, verveine malgache)
is a
species
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of
flowering plant
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in the
genus
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''
Volkameria
''Volkameria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is pantropical in distribution.Yao-Wu Yuan, David J. Mabberley, Dorothy A. Steane, and Richard G. Olmstead. 2010. "Further disintegration and redefinition of ''Clerodendr ...
'' of the
family
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Lamiaceae
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. It is a
native
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to
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and
La Réunion
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In La Réunion it is found in the semi-dry forests in the West of the island, between
Saint-Paul and
Saint-Leu and it reaches a height of 4 meters.
[(in Frenc]
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It is naturalised in India
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, Australia (Western Australia and Queensland
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), Madagascar
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and the Mozambique Channel Islands
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.[
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References
External links
Lamiaceae
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