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[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 and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.115 on page 8 in 1939.[3]
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