Hoehnea

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Hoehnea
Hoehnea scutellarioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Hoehnea
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Synonyms[1]
  • Keithia Benth. 1834 not Spreng. 1822

Hoehnea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described with this name in 1939. It is native to South America, primarily southern Brazil and Paraguay.[1][2][3]

The genus name of Hoehnea is in honour of Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1882-1959), who was a Brazilian botanist.[4] It was first described in 1939.[3]

Species[1]

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