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Hyptis lantanifolia

Island Bushmint
Also known as: Hyptis lantanaefolia Poit. +5 more
  • Hyptis lantanaefolia Poit.
  • Hyptis lantanifolia var. costaricensis Briq.
  • Hyptis lantanifolia var. glabra Kosterm.
  • Hyptis lantanifolia var. glabrescens Griseb.
  • Hyptis madrensis Fernald
  • Mesosphaerum lantanifolium (Poit.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or helophyte.

Hyptis lantanifolia (commonly known as Island Bushmint) is a shrub within the Lamiaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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