Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Lippia triphylla (L'Hér.) O. Kuntze
Family : VERBENACEAE
Genus : Lippia
Catalan common name : Herba lluïsa.
Spanish common name : Hierba cidrera. Hierba de la princesa. Hierbaluisa.
General distribution : Neotropical
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated specie. Gardens
Uses and properties : Medicinal.
Characteristics : Lemon verbena (Herb Louise) is a shrub with lanceolate leaves which are nearly 10 cm long and are gouped in threes; it is unmistakeable due to its strong smell that slightly resembles lemon. The flowers are small, liliaceous, grouped in branched inflorescences at the top of the stems. It is a plant native to the tropical America, it is cultivated in gardens for its medicinal properties and because it is an aromatic plant. It flowers at the end of spring and in summer.
