Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims,a newly recorded naturalized plant from China,was first reported in this paper.Distinguishing S. urticaefolia from the relative species S. jamaicensis was briefly present and the redescription of morphological characteristics of both S. urticaefolia and S. jamaicensis was given too.The existing problems of the description of Starchytarpheta (Verbenaceae) in some important references were also clarified.The voucher specimens are deposited in Herbarum of Hainan University (HUTB).