Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial, densely puberulent; stems erect, 3-20 dm. high. Leaves ovate, 2-8 cm. long, serrate, acute at the apex, mostly obtuse or subcordate at the base, the petioles 4.5 cm. long or less; flowers in secund spiked cymules, the inflorescence elongated; calyx 3-4 mm. long, puberulent, its subulate lobes nearly as long as the tube; corolla whitish, little longer than the calyx, the upper lip 2-lobed, the lower 3-lobed; nutlets granular, about 1 mm. long.
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Distribution
Waste places, Andros, Cat Island, and Inagua : Florida ; West Indies and continental tropical America. Pectinate Hyptis.
Andros Island Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies|