Hesperozygis

Hesperozygis is a genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae.[1] The species are all endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil.[2]

Hesperozygis
Hesperozygis dimidiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Hesperozygis
Epling

Species
  1. Hesperozygis dimidiata Epling & Mathias
  2. Hesperozygis kleinii Epling & Játiva
  3. Hesperozygis myrtoides (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Epling
  4. Hesperozygis nitida (Benth.) Epling
  5. Hesperozygis rhododon Epling
  6. Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epling
  7. Hesperozygis spathulata Epling

Cultivation

Several hybrids are in cultivation. Hesperozygis hybrida×Satureja hybrida[3] as Hesperozygis 'Sunrise Mojito' and Hesperozygis kleinii×(H. myrtoides×H. dimidiata)[4] as Hesperozygis 'Midnight Mojito'.[5]

References
  1. "Hesperozygis". The Plant List. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "Hesperozygis". Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. US Patent Application No. 20160353630 Hesperozygis plant named 'HES040302'
  4. US Patent Application No. 20160353631 Hesperozygis plant named 'HES060101'
  5. "The Supermint series". Greenhouse Management. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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