Hypenia macrantha

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: Hypenia macrantha

Name

Hypenia macrantha (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Harley, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98(2): 92 (1988).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hyptis macrantha A.St.-Hil. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 140 (1833).
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. Provincia Minas Geraes [= Minas Gerais]: in terris auriferis prope pagum Paracatú.
    • Type: A.F.C.P. de Saint-Hilaire C1-591 ([1816–1821]; Holotype: P [​P00737415^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]; Isotypes: F [​V0360043F (998922)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P00737416^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, P00737417^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}, US [​US00121916 (1706206)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]).
• Homotypic
  • Mesosphaerum macranthum (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Brazil Brazil West-Central (Brasília Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), Brazil South (Paraná). Southern South America Paraguay. Note: Flora e Funga do Brasil (2026) cites the following 2 collections from Amambay Department: M.S. Ferrucci 58495 (Ruta 3,35 Km SE de Bella Vista; December 1999, in flower; HUEFS); A. Schinini 71966 (Cordillera del Amambay; November 2001, in flower; HUEFS). 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. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF) Catalogue on BHL. Reference page.  [see App. I, p. 562]

Links

• 2026. Hypenia macrantha. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 28 February 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hypenia macrantha. Accessed: 2025 December 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Hypenia macrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Hypenia macrantha. 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 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Hypenia macrantha. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Hypenia macrantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2025. Reference page.

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