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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Nashia inaguensis''
| image = nashiainaguensis.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Verbenaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Nashia]]''
| species = '''''N. inaguensis'''''
| binomial = ''Nashia inaguensis''
| binomial_authority = Millsp.
}}
'''''Nashia inaguensis''''' is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]], commonly referred to as Moujean Tea, Bahamas Berry, or Pineapple Verbena. It is native to the east [[Caribbean]] islands, in particular the island of [[Inagua]] in the [[Bahamas]], after which the species is named. In its native environment, the plant crawls along sunny, rocky outcroppings, semi-protected from steady high winds.
It is a loose, spreading shrub with many branches up to 2 m high, with mature trunks of 5-10 cm diameter. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are aromatic, simple, opposite (or fascicled), elliptic to obovate or spatulate, 5-10 mm long, with revolute margins. The [[flower]]heads are axillary, sessile, few-flowered, with a strigose calyx; the corolla is whitish, about 2 mm long, four-lobed, and with four stamens. The fragrant foliage and tiny white flowers are highly attractive to pollinators, in particular the Atala butterfly.
===Cultivation and uses===
It is often used as a bonsai plant due to its miniaturized features. The flowers form in clusters and are followed by reddish orange berries. It prefers full sun, warmth (a minimum temperature of 5 °C) and must be kept under high humidity. Even a brief spell of dryness can kill the plant. It can be propagated from cuttings, preferably in the spring and early summer during warm nights. A decoction of the fragrant leaves, variously described as having the scent and flavor of citrus, vanilla, or pineapple, is used as an herbal tea.
[[Category:Verbenaceae]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Flora of the Bahamas]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Nashia inaguensis''
| image = nashiainaguensis.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Verbenaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Nashia]]''
| species = '''''N. inaguensis'''''
| binomial = ''Nashia inaguensis''
| binomial_authority = Millsp.
}}
'''''Nashia inaguensis''''' is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]], commonly referred to as Moujean Tea, Bahamas Berry, or Pineapple Verbena. It is native to the east [[Caribbean]] islands, in particular the island of [[Inagua]] in the [[Bahamas]], after which the species is named. In its native environment, the plant crawls along sunny, rocky outcroppings, semi-protected from steady high winds.
It is a loose, spreading shrub with many branches up to 2 m high, with mature trunks of 5-10 cm diameter. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are aromatic, simple, opposite (or fascicled), elliptic to obovate or spatulate, 5-10 mm long, with revolute margins. The [[flower]]heads are axillary, sessile, few-flowered, with a strigose calyx; the corolla is whitish, about 2 mm long, four-lobed, and with four stamens. The fragrant foliage and tiny white flowers are highly attractive to pollinators, in particular the Atala butterfly.
===Cultivation and uses===
It is often used as a bonsai plant due to its miniaturized features. The flowers form in clusters and are followed by reddish orange berries. It prefers full sun, warmth (a minimum temperature of 5 °C) and must be kept under high humidity. Even a brief spell of dryness can kill the plant. It can be propagated from cuttings, preferably in the spring and early summer during warm nights. A decoction of the fragrant leaves, variously described as having the scent and flavor of citrus, vanilla, or pineapple, is used as an herbal tea.
[[Category:Verbenaceae]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Flora of the Bahamas]]
