Hyptis capitata

Hyptis capitata

Hyptis capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Hyptidinae
Genus: Hyptis
Species: Hyptis capitata

Name

Hyptis capitata Jacq., 1787

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clinopodium capitatum (Jacq.) Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 88 (1788).
  • Mesosphaerum capitatum (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 525 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Thymus virginicus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 478 (1837), sensu auct.
  • Hyptis macrochila Mart. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 74 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Hyptis rhomboidea M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 188 (1844).
  • Pycnanthemum decurrens Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 333 (1845).
  • Mesosphaerum rhombodeum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891).
  • Hyptis mariannarum Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 343 (1897).
  • Hyptis capitata var. mariannarum (Briq.) Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 225 (1898).
  • Hyptis capitata var. mexicana Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898).
  • Hyptis capitata var. pilosa Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898), nom. illeg.
  • Hyptis capitata var. vulgaris Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898).
  • Hyptis celebica Zipp. ex Koord., Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 561 (1898), nom. nud.
  • Hyptis pittieri Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 220 (1898).
  • Mesosphaerum pittieri Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 220 (1898).
  • Hyptis decurrens (Blanco) Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 34: 120 (1933).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Central American Pac Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Society Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N. v. 1786 [publ. 1787]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 1. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 386 pp., 22 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1:102.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hyptis capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Hyptis capitata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hyptis capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hyptis capitata. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hyptis capitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: false ironwort, False ironweed
മലയാളം: മിഠായിച്ചെടി

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