Hypenia

Hypenia macrantha

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Hyptidinae
Genus: Hypenia
Species: H. aristulata – H. brachystachys – H. calycina – H. concinna – H. crispata – H. densiflora – H. durifolia – H. gardneriana – H. glauca – H. inelegans – H. irregularis – H. machrisae – H. macrantha – H. macrosiphon – H. marifolia – H. micrantha – H. paniculata – H. paradisi – H. pauliana – H. perplexa – H. pruinosa – H. reticulata – H. salzmannii – H. simplex – H. subrosea – H. violacea

Name

Hypenia (Mart. ex Benth.) Harley, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98(2): 91 (1988)

• Type species: Hypenia reticulata (Mart. ex Benth.) Harley, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98(2): 92 (1988)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hyptis sect. Hypenia Mart. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 136 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Oaxaca). Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Grande do Norte, Sergipe), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), Brazil North (Rondônia, Tocantins), Brazil South (Paraná). Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Harley, R.M. 1988. Revision of generic limits in Hyptis Jacq. (Labiatae) and its allies. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 98(2): 87–95. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb01697.x (through Wikipedia Library ). Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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: 1–55. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.  [see p. 775]

Links

• Faria, M.T. 2025. Hypenia. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 18 December 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Hypenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Hypenia. Published online. Accessed: 18 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Hypenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 December 2025. Reference page.

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