Aegiphila

Aegiphila
Aegiphila lhotzkiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Ajugoideae
Genus: Aegiphila
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
  • Manabea Aubl
  • Omphalococca Willd.
  • Amerina DC. ex Meisn.
  • Brueckea Klotzsch & H.Karst.
  • Pseudaegiphila Rusby
Aegiphila fluminensis
Aegiphila macrantha

Aegiphila is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It was formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.[1][2][3]

Species:[1]

  1. Aegiphila cordifolia (Ruiz y Pavón) Moldenke - Peru, Ecuador
  2. Aegiphila coriacea Moldenke - Brazil; probably extinct
  1. Aegiphila panamensis Moldenke - southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil, Venezuela
  1. Aegiphila purpurascens Moldenke - Ecuador

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