ETIMOLOGIA
Verbena: [Verbenaceae] da verbēna, solitamente usato al plurale: ramoscelli sacri (di ulivo, mirto, alloro) usati nelle cerimonie religiose; presumibilmente dal protoindoeuropeo *werbʰ- ramoscello, ramo, da *werb- girare, piegare, avvolgere, intrecciare
brasiliensis: (Acacia, Acalypha/ Ricinocarpus, Acanthocereus/ Pseudoacanthocereus/ Strophocactus, Achatocarpus, Achras/ Chrysophyllum/ Sarcaulus, Achyrophorus/ Hypochaeris/ Porcellites/ Seriola, Acmella/ Wedelia, Acrodiclidium/ Aydendron/ Licaria/ Misanteca, Acrostichum, Actinostemon/ Excoecaria/ Gymnanthes/ Sebastiania/ Stillingia, Adiantum, Aegopricum/ Maprounea, Aetia, Agrosticula/ Aira/ Eragrostis/ Megastachya/ Poa/ Sporobolus, Agrostis/ Reimaria/ Reimarochloa, Alectra/ Melasma, Alisma ranunculoides var., Allamanda, Alophia/ Cypella/ Herbertia/ Kelissa/ Trifurcia, Alstroemeria, Amanoa/ Gonatogyne/ Savia, Amaranthus, Amerimnon/ Dalbergia, Amyris/ Protium, Anacardium, Anatherum, Aneilema, Anomodon/ Dimerodontium/ Myrinia, Anthericum, Antigramma/ Phyllitis/ Scolopendrium, Antitrichia/ Pilotrichum/ Squamidium, Argytamnia/ Ditaxis/ Philyra, Artanthe/ Piper, Arundinella, Asplenium, Asprella/ Leersia, Astronium graveolens var., Austroamericium, Axonopus/ Eriochloa/ Paspalum, Balantiopsis, Baryxylum/ Brasilettia/ Caesalpinia/ Peltophorum, Bauhinia, Beneditaea/ Damasonium/ Ottelia, Bidens, Binotia/ Cochlioda/ Gomesa, Blainvillea/ Galophthalmum, Blechnum, Bowdickia/ Dibrachion/ Diplotropis/ Diplotropis purpurea f./ Diplotropis purpurea var., Brasiliopuntia/ Cactus/ Opuntia, Brickellia/ Eupatorium/ Pseudobrickellia, Briza/ Poidium, Brunfelsia/ Gerardia, Bryum,
Caladium/ Xanthosoma, Callisia/ Tripogandra, Calophyllum, Calyptranthes/ Chytraculia, Caraxeron/ Gomphrena, Caryocar, Casselia, Cariochloa/ Luziola, Catagonium, Cephalocereus/ Cereus/ Pilocereus/ Pilosocereus, Cerasus/ Prunus, Ceratolejeunea/ Lejeunea, Cestrum, Chamaesyce/ Euphorbia/ Leptopus, Chascolytrum, Chlorophytum/ Haemodorum/ Hagenbachia, Chuquiraga/ Dasypyllum/ Joannea, Cicca/ Conami/ Diasperus/ Phyllanthus, Cinchona/ Machaonia, Cinnamomum/ Phoebe, Cladocaulon, Cleanthes/ Holocheilus/ Perdicium/ Trixis, Clethra/ Crossophrys, Coccoloba/ Hedyosmum/ Tafalla, Condylocarpon, Convolvulus/ Ipomoea/ Latrienda/ Plesiagopus, Conyza/ Epaltes/ Erigerodes/ Ethulia/ Pachythelia, Cordia/ Saccellium, Cornutia, Crinodendron, Crinum erubescens var., Cyclolobium, Cymbopetalum/ Uva/ Uvaria, Cynanchum/ Dichodontium, Dalechampia, Davallia/ Saccoloma, Deschampsia/ Trisetum, Desmodium, Diapedium/ Dicliptera, Dibrachion, Dicranodontium, Dicranoloma, Diplazium, Dodonaea, Dorstenia, Drimys, Dupatya/ Eriocaulon/ Paepalanthus, Echinocactus/ Parodia, Echinopsis, Entodon, Epidendrum, Epilobium, Epipterygium, Eremanthus/ Mononia/ Vanillosmopsis/ Vernonia, Erpodium, Eryngium, Erythrodontium/ Pterigynandrum, Eubrachion, Evea, Fimbristemma/ Matelea, Fossombronia, Frullania, Galium, Galphimia, Gaylussacia/ Vaccinium, Gearum, Geniostoma/ Strychnos, Geranium, Gnaphalium, Gochnatia, Goniophlebium, Gossypium/ Gossypium guyanense var./ Gossypium lapideum subsp./ Gossypium peruvianum var., Gouania, Gunnera, Gymnanthes, Halimium, Hedyosmum, Hedysarum, Heisteria/ Raptostylum, Helianthemum, Helicoblepharum, Hemionitis/ Pellaea, Hibiscus/ Pavonia, Hieracium, Hilariophyton/ Paragonia/ Sanhilaria, Hippeastrum, Hygrohypnum, Hypericum/ Sorothra, Hypnum, Hypnodon, Hypochaeris/ Seriola, Hypopterygium, Ilex/ Rhamnus, Imperata, Isostigma, Ithycaulon, Jaegerinopsis, Juncus, Jungermannia, Kurzia/ Microlepidozia/ Psiloclada, Lantana, Lasiorrhiza, Lauro-cerasus, Leptoclinium/ Liatris/ Symphyopappus, Leptodontium, Leptohymenium, Leucophanes, Lietzia/ Sinningia, Limodorum, Limonium/ Statice, Lycopodioides, Lycopodium, Lycopodium setaceum var., Mabea, Machaerium, Macroclinium/ Notylia/ Pterostemma, Macromitrium, Malva, Melasma, Melastoma/ Miconia, Mesosphaerum, Metastelma, Meteorium, Metzgeria, Metzlerella, Mokof/ Mokofua/ Taonabo/ Ternstroemia, Moraea, Myginda, Myriophyllum, Nicotiana, Odontoschisma, Omphalobium, Ophtalmoblapton, Oplismenus, Osmunda regalis var., Panicum, Panicum rudgei var., Papillaria, Paraleucobryum/ Paraleucobryum longifolium subsp., Passiflora, Peperomia/ Verhuellia, Pereskia, Phaeostemma, Phaiophleps/ Sisyrinchium, Pharus, Philodendron, Phragmipedium, Phthirusa, Phyllitis, Phyllostylon, Phymatochilum, Physalis, Plantago, Pilosocereus, Piper, Plagiothecium, Podocarpus, Pogonatum/ Polytrichum, Polygala, Polygonum, Polypodium, Polypodium marginellum var., Polypsecadium/ Sisymbrium, Porella/ Schulthesia, Porotrichum, Pterobryon, Renealmia, Rhachithecium, Rhamphidium, Rhexia, Riccia, Ronnbergia/ Wittmackia, Roupala, Salacia/ Tonsella, Sapium, Saracha, Schwenckia, Scoparia, Selaginella, Sematophyllum, Senecio, Sesamum, Sida, Sieglingia/ Tridens/ Triodia/ Uralepis, Solanum torvum subsp./ Solanum torvum var., Spartina, Sphagnum, Spicanta, Sporobolus, Stretopogon, Symplocos, Syntrinema, Syringothecium, Tanaecium, Tetrastylidium, Thesium, Thuidium, Tradescantia, Trichomanes, Tropaeolum, Trithrinax, Trophaeum, Turnera, Udora, Verbena/ Verbena litoralis var., Xylopicrum, Xyris, Zornia) dal latino moderno Brasilia Brasile: brasiliano, originario del Brasile