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Phyla nodiflora, Turkey Tangle Frogfruit

Assessment by: Lansdown, R.V.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Verbenaceae

Taxon Name:  Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

Synonym(s):
• Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.
• Verbena nodiflora L.

Regional Assessments:
• Mediterranean

Common Name(s):
• English: Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
• French: Verveine Nodiflore
Taxonomic Source(s):
WCSP. 2018. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/.

Taxonomic Notes:

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published: 2019

Date Assessed: April 19, 2018

Justification:
This species is assessed as Least Concern as it is widespread with stable populations and does not face
any major threats.

Previously Published Red List Assessments

2013 – Least Concern (LC)
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164053A19646880.en

2011 – Least Concern (LC)

Geographic Range
Range Description:
Phyla nodiflora is native throughout Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, Australasia and tropical
America. In India, it occurs in almost all states at lower elevations (Cook 1996).

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Country Occurrence:
Native: Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia, Plurinational States
of; Botswana; Brazil; Burundi; Cayman Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia;
Comoros; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador;
Egypt; El Salvador; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guadeloupe; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea-Bissau;
Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kenya;
Lebanon; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Martinique; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Morocco;
Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Peru; Réunion;
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syrian Arab
Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey;
Turks and Caicos Islands; Uganda; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Yemen
(North Yemen, Socotra); Zambia; Zimbabwe

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Distribution Map
Phyla nodiflora

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Population
There is no information on population size or trends in this species but there is no reason to suspect a
decline. The population trend is therefore assumed to be stable.
Current Population Trend:  Stable

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)

This species occurs in a wide range of wetland habitats, from marshes to open, wet places near streams,
the margins of ponds, paddy fields, ditches and river backwaters, with some tolerance of brackish water.

Systems:  Terrestrial, Freshwater

Use and Trade

In India, the infusion of the dried leaves of this species are referred to as an excellent remedy for
bronchial cough. Ethno-botanically the decoction (extraction by boiling of dissolved chemicals) of this
plant is used as a wash to encourage weak babies to walk.

Threats
There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats to this species.

Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)

No conservation actions are in place or needed for this species.

Credits
Assessor(s): Lansdown, R.V.

Reviewer(s): Sayer, C.

Contributor(s): Molur, S., Patzelt, A., Knees, S.G., Bhat, G.K., Gupta, A.K. & Sadasivaiah, B.

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Bibliography
Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

IUCN. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2019-2. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 04 July 2019).

USDA. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National
Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-
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Citation
Lansdown, R.V. 2019. Phyla nodiflora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019:
e.T164053A67789742. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T164053A67789742.en

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 Appendix

Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Major
Habitat Season Suitability
Importance?

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.1. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Resident Suitable -

Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.4. Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Resident Suitable Yes
Fens, Peatlands

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.5. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Resident Suitable -
Lakes (over 8ha)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.6. Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Resident Suitable -

Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.7. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Resident Suitable Yes
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.8. Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Resident Suitable No

Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.9. Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Resident Suitable -
Oases

15. Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -> 15.2. Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below Resident Suitable -
8ha)

15. Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -> 15.7. Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land Resident Suitable -
(includes irrigation channels)

15. Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -> 15.9. Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Resident Suitable No
Drainage Channels, Ditches

Conservation Actions in Place

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Conservation Actions in Place

In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management

Conservation sites identified: Yes, over part of range

Occur in at least one PA: Unknown

Additional Data Fields

Distribution
Lower elevation limit (m): 0

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 Distribution
Upper elevation limit (m): 1800

Population
Population severely fragmented: No

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