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Hyptis crenata (Hyptis crenata)

Description

Hyptis crenata (Brazilian mint) is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Bolivia and Brazil. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints. It is traditionally used for pain relief in Brazil.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Hyptis