Hyptis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Musky mint (Hyptis alata).jpg

| image_caption = Hyptis alata

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| taxon = Hyptis

| authority = Jacq.

| synonyms =

  • Hypothronia {{small|Schrank}}
  • Peltodon Pohl

| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Hyptis Jacq. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328176-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=27 March 2025}}

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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. There are 170 species, which may be annual or perennial herb to shrub. In 2012 several genera were segregated from Hyptis, including Cantinoa, Mesosphaerum, and Oocephalus.{{cite journal |last1=Harley |first1=R.M.|last2=Pastore |first2=J.F.B. |year=2012 |title=A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence |journal=Phytotaxa |volume=58 |issue=1 |pages=1–55 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.58.1.1|url=https://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.58.1.1/16865|doi-access=free }}

Species

170 species are accepted.

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Gallery

Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Hyptis cruciformis.jpg|Hyptis cruciformis

References

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