Marsypianthes

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Marsypianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1833. It is native to South America, Central America, the West Indies, and southern Mexico.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=120964 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. LouisForzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroStevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii,.

;Species

1. Marsypianthes burchellii Epling - Brazil
2. Marsypianthes chamaedrys (Vahl) Kuntze. - from southern Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina
3. Marsypianthes foliolosa Benth. - Brazil
4. Marsypianthes hassleri Briq. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
5. Marsypianthes montana Benth. - Brazil