Hyptis

Hyptis
Hyptis emoryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Hyptis
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypothronia Schrank
  • Peltodon Pohl

Hyptis is a genus of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. These plants, known commonly as bushmints, are widespread in tropical North and South America, as well as parts of West Africa.[1] There are 300 to 400 species, which may be annual or perennial, and small herb to large shrub.

Selected species:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia

External links

Gallery of Hyptis suaveolens