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Aloys ia trip hy I la -••-•
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the oil of vervain as a
distillate of the fresh twigs and the dried leaves and stems.
Flower and Fruit: The plant has numerous small flowers in
panicle-like spikes. The hairy calyx is about 3 mm long with
4 tips. The petals are white or bluish, and fused to a 4 to 5
mm long funnel at the base. There are 2 short and 2 long
stamens in the funnel.
Leaves, Stem and Root: Aloysia triphylla is an up to 3 m tall
shrub. The branches are striate and scabrous. They bear
leaves in whorls of 3 or 4 on the stem. The leaves are entire-
margined, short-petioled, lanceolate and about 7 to 10 cm
long. They have lateral veins almost at right angles to the
midrib, and are dotted on the underside with oil-bearing
glands.
Characteristics: The leaves have a lemony fragrance.
Habitat: The plant originated in Argentina, Chile and Peru,
and is cultivated in most other warmer countries. Main
countries of cultivation are Algeria, Chile, Israel and
Morocco.
Production: Lemon Verbena leaves are the leaves and stems,
in whole and ground form, of Aloysia triphylla. The shrubs
are propagated by runners or cuttings. They are cut from the
second year of growth, in the month of July, before
flowering. The young lateral branches appear in October.
They are dried rapidly in thin layers or bundles. The dried