Hyptis capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Hyptidinae
Genus: Hyptis
Species: Hyptis capitata

Hyptis capitata Jacq., 1787

Homotypic
- Clinopodium capitatum (Jacq.) Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 88 (1788).
- Mesosphaerum capitatum (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 525 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Thymus virginicus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 478 (1837), sensu auct.
- Hyptis macrochila Mart. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 74 (1840), not validly publ.
- Hyptis rhomboidea M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 188 (1844).
- Pycnanthemum decurrens Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 333 (1845).
- Mesosphaerum rhombodeum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891).
- Hyptis mariannarum Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 343 (1897).
- Hyptis capitata var. mariannarum (Briq.) Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 225 (1898).
- Hyptis capitata var. mexicana Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898).
- Hyptis capitata var. pilosa Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898), nom. illeg.
- Hyptis capitata var. vulgaris Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 224 (1898).
- Hyptis celebica Zipp. ex Koord., Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 561 (1898), nom. nud.
- Hyptis pittieri Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 220 (1898).
- Mesosphaerum pittieri Briq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 220 (1898).
- Hyptis decurrens (Blanco) Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 34: 120 (1933).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Central American Pac
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Florida
- Introduced into:
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Society Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Jacquin, N. v. 1786 [publ. 1787]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 1. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 386 pp., 22 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1:102.

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.
Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hyptis capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Hyptis capitata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Hyptis capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hyptis capitata. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hyptis capitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

English: false ironwort, False ironweed
മലയാളം: മിഠായിച്ചെടി