Turtledove leaves, also known as turtledove leaves, are leaves of Verbenaceae plants, such as fennel and fennel. Deciduous shrub, about 2m high, smells bad. The stems are much branched and the young branches are pilose. Leaves opposite, with long stalks; Leaf blade is ovoid or broadly elliptic, 2-7 cm long and 2-3 and 5 cm wide, with tapered tip and wedge-shaped base, with a few coarse teeth in the upper part of the edge and pubescence on both sides. Panicle branches are terminal and have many flowers; Light yellow. Flowering period may-June. The fruiting period is June-July. Drupe is round, about 6mm in diameter and red.

Turtle dove leaves are born in the mountains and on the roadside. Distributed in southeastern Guizhou, Tongren and Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.