Hyptis

Hyptis
Hyptis alata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Ocimeae
Genus:	Hyptis Jacq.
Synonyms [1]
HypothroniaSchrank PeltodonPohl

Hyptis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. These plants, known commonly as bushmints, are native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, from the southern United States to northern Argentina. ^[1] There are 170 species, ^[1] which may be annual or perennial herb to shrub. In 2012 several genera were segregated from Hyptis, including Cantinoa , Mesosphaerum , and Oocephalus . ^[2]

Species

170 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Hyptis actinocephala Griseb.
• Hyptis adamantium A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners – clustered bushmint, musky mint
• Hyptis albolanata Antar, A.Soares & Harley
• Hyptis alpestris A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis alutacea Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis amaurocaulis Briq.
• Hyptis ammotropha Griseb.
• Hyptis angulosa Schott ex Benth.
• Hyptis angustifolia Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis arenaria Benth.
• Hyptis argentea Epling & Mathias
• Hyptis armillata Epling
• Hyptis asteroides A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis atrorubens Poit. – marubio oscuro
• Hyptis australis Epling
• Hyptis bahiensis Harley
• Hyptis balansae Briq.
• Hyptis bicolor Epling
• Hyptis brachiata Briq.
• Hyptis brachypoda Epling
• Hyptis brevipes Poit.
• Hyptis cachimboensis Harley
• Hyptis caduca Epling
• Hyptis caespitosa A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis campestris Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis capitata Jacq. – false ironwort, wild hops
• Hyptis coccinea Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis colligata Epling & Játiva
• Hyptis colubrimontis Epling & Játiva
• Hyptis comaroides (Briq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis complicata A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis conferta Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis corymbosa Benth.
• Hyptis crassipes Epling
• Hyptis crenata Pohl ex Benth. – Brazilian mint
• Hyptis cruciformis Epling
• Hyptis cualensis J.G.González & Art.Castro
• Hyptis cymulosa Benth.
• Hyptis deminuta (Epling) Epling
• Hyptis dictyodea Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis dilatata Benth.
• Hyptis ditassoides Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis divaricata Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis dumetorum Morong
• Hyptis eriocauloides A.Rich.
• Hyptis fallax Harley
• Hyptis ferruginosa Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis florida Benth.
• Hyptis frondosa S.Moore
• Hyptis gardneri Briq.
• Hyptis goyazensis A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis grisea Harley
• Hyptis guanchezii Harley
• Hyptis hamatidens Epling & Játiva
• Hyptis hassleri Briq.
• Hyptis havanensis Britton ex Epling
• Hyptis heterophylla Benth.
• Hyptis hilarii Benth.
• Hyptis hirsuta Kunth
• Hyptis hispida Benth.
• Hyptis homalophylla Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis huberi Harley
• Hyptis humilis Benth.
• Hyptis hygrobia Briq.
• Hyptis imbricata Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis imbricatiformis Harley
• Hyptis imitans Epling
• Hyptis inodora Schrank
• Hyptis intermedia Epling
• Hyptis involucrata Benth.
• Hyptis kempffiana Harley
• Hyptis kramerioides Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis laciniata Benth.
• Hyptis lacustris A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis lagenaria A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis lanceolata Poir.
• Hyptis langlassei Fernald
• Hyptis lantanifolia Poit. – island bushmint
• Hyptis lanuginosa Glaz. ex Epling
• Hyptis lappacea Benth.
• Hyptis lappulacea Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis laurifolia A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis lavandulacea Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis lavoisierifolia A.Soares, J.F.B.Pastore & Harley
• Hyptis leptoclada Benth.
• Hyptis linarioides Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis lobata A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis loeseneriana Pilg.
• Hyptis longifolia Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis lorentziana O.Hoffm.
• Hyptis lucida Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis lutescens Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis luticola Epling
• Hyptis macrocephala M.Martens & Galeotti
• Hyptis marrubioides Epling
• Hyptis maya Harley
• Hyptis melittiflora Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis meridionalis Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis microphylla Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis microsphaera Epling
• Hyptis minutifolia Griseb.
• Hyptis mollis Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis monticola Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis muelleri Briq.
• Hyptis multibracteata Benth.
• Hyptis nigrescens Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis nudicaulis Benth.
• Hyptis obtecta Benth.
• Hyptis obtusiflora C.Presl ex Benth.
• Hyptis odorata Benth.
• Hyptis orbiculata Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis origanoides Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis ovalifolia Benth.
• Hyptis ovata Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis pachyarthra Briq.
• Hyptis pachycephala Epling
• Hyptis pachyphylla Epling
• Hyptis paludosa A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis parkeri Benth.
• Hyptis passerina Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis pastorei Harley & Antar
• Hyptis paupercula Epling
• Hyptis penaeoides Taub. ex Ule
• Hyptis personata Epling
• Hyptis petiolaris Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis piranii Harley
• Hyptis proteoides A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis pseudolantana Epling
• Hyptis pseudosinuata Epling
• Hyptis pulchella Briq.
• Hyptis pulegioides Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis pusilla (Pohl) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis pycnocephala Benth.
• Hyptis pyriformis Epling & Játiva
• Hyptis radicans (Pohl) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
• Hyptis ramosa Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis recurvata Poit.
• Hyptis remota Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis rhypidiophylla Briq.
• Hyptis rhytidea Benth.
• Hyptis riparia Harley
• Hyptis rondonii Epling
• Hyptis rotundifolia Benth.
• Hyptis rubiginosa Benth.
• Hyptis salicina J.A.Schmidt
• Hyptis salvioides (Zahlbr.) ined.
• Hyptis savannarum Briq.
• Hyptis saxatilis A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis selloi Benth.
• Hyptis sericea Benth.
• Hyptis shaferi Britton
• Hyptis sinuata Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis spathulata Harley
• Hyptis subviolacea Briq.
• Hyptis tetracephala Bordignon
• Hyptis tetragona Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis tricephala A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis tuberosa Harley
• Hyptis tumidicalyx Epling & Játiva
• Hyptis turnerifolia Mart. ex Benth.
• Hyptis tweediei Benth.
• Hyptis uliginosa A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.
• Hyptis uncinata Benth.
• Hyptis velutina Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis vilis Kunth & C.D.Bouché
• Hyptis villosa Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis viminea Epling
• Hyptis woodii Harley
• Hyptis xanthiocephala Mart. ex Benth.

Gallery

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  Hyptis cruciformis

References

1. "Hyptis Jacq". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
2. Harley, R.M.; Pastore, J.F.B. (2012). "A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence". Phytotaxa. 58 (1): 1–55. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1 .

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment