Amasonia hirta

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Amasonia hirta
Amasonia hirta - Herbario Ezechias Paulo Heringer - DSC09781.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Amasonia
Species:
A. hirta
Binomial name
Amasonia hirta
Synonyms [1]
  • Amasonia hirta var. paraensisMoldenke
  • Taligalea hirta(Benth.) Kuntze

Amasonia hirta is a species of plants in the family Lamiaceae. [2]

The species is native to Brazil and Paraguay. [1] [3]

In Portuguese it goes by the common name mendoca and sangue de Cristo. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 "Amasonia hirta Benth. names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. Benth., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 451. 1839.