Aloysia gratissima

Aloysia gratissima

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: Verbenaceae
Tribus: Lantaneae
Genus: Aloysia
Species: Aloysia gratissima

Name

Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Tronc., Darwiniana 12: 527 (1962).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Verbena gratissima Gillies & Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 160 (1829).
• Homotypic
  • Lippia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) L.D.Benson in L.D.Benson & R.A.Darrow, Trees & Shrubs of Southw. Deserts, ed. 3: 202 (1981).
• Heterotypic
  • Aloysia lycioides Cham., Linnaea 7: 237 (1832).
    • Lippia lycioides (Cham.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 54 (1841).
  • Aloysia floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 320 (1844).
  • Lippia ligustrina var. lasiodonta Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 305 (1904).
  • Lippia ligustrina var. paraguariensis Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 305 (1904).
    • Aloysia ligustrina var. paraguariensis (Briq.) Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 167 (1935).
    • Aloysia lycioides var. paraguariensis (Briq.) Moldenke, Phytologia 2: 464 (1948).
    • Aloysia gratissima var. paraguariensis (Briq.) Moldenke, Phytologia 9: 500 (1964).
  • Lantana virgata Larrañaga, Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 188 (1923).
  • Verbena integerrima Larrañaga, Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 9 (1923).
  • Lippia ligustrina var. schulziae Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 256 (1929).
    • Aloysia ligustrina var. schulziae (Standl.) Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 95 (1934).
    • Aloysia lycioides var. schulziae (Standl.) Moldenke, Phytologia 2: 464 (1948).
    • Lippia gratissima var. schulziae (Standl.) L.D.Benson in L.D.Benson & R.A.Darrow, Trees & Shrubs of Southw. Deserts, ed. 3: 203 (1981).
  • Aloysia gratissima f. macrophylla Moldenke, Phytologia 29: 75 (1974).
  • Aloysia mizquensis Ravenna, Onira 10: 59 (2006).
  • Aloysia famatinensis Ravenna, Onira 11: 15 (2007).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia. Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Troncoso, N.S. 1962 Darwiniana 12: 527.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aloysia gratissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aloysia gratissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aloysia gratissima. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aloysia gratissima. Accessed: 1 Jan 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aloysia gratissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014 June 16.

Vernacular names

English: whitebrush

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