Hoehnea
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.
| Hoehnea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Hoehnea Epling |
| Synonyms | |
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Keithia Benth. 1834 not Spreng. 1822 | |
The genus name of Hoehnea is in honour of Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1882-1959), who was a Brazilian botanist. It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.115 on page 8 in 1939.
- Species
- Hoehnea epilobioides (Epling) Epling - Paraguay, southern Brazil
- Hoehnea minima (J.A.Schmidt) Epling - southern Brazil and possibly northern Argentina
- Hoehnea parvula (Epling) Epling - southern Brazil
- Hoehnea scutellarioides (Benth.) Epling - southern Brazil
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