Hyptis crenata
| Hyptis crenata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Hyptis |
| Species: | H. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyptis crenata Pohl ex Benth. | |
Hyptis crenata (Brazilian Mint) is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Bolivia and Brazil.[1] The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints. It is traditionally used for pain relief in Brazil.[2]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Di Stasi, L.C.; Oliveira, G.P.; Carvalhaes, M.A.; Queiroz-Junior, M.; Tien, O.S.; Kakinami, S.H.; Reis, M.S. (2002). "Medicinal plants popularly used in the Brazilian Tropical Atlantic Forest". Fitoterapia. 73 (1): 69–91. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00362-8. PMID 11864767.
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