verbenoides from Verbena, genus (Verbenaceae), and Gr. -oides, suffix indicating resemblance: species resembling Verbena
 
137042 879252 Rhynchanthera verbenoides Cham. C.F.P. von Martius, A.G. Eichler, I. Urban, Fl. Bras., vol. 14(3): fasicle 89, (Melastomaceae, tribus I - II ): t. 43 (1883)