Hoehnea
Hoehnea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described with this name in 1939. It is native to South America, primarily southern Brazil and Paraguay.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Native toBrazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay
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Hoehnea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described with this name in 1939. It is native to South America, primarily southern Brazil and Paraguay.
The genus name of Hoehnea is in honour of Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1882-1959), who was a Brazilian botanist. It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.115 on page 8 in 1939. Species Hoehnea epilobioides (Epling) Epling - Paraguay, southern Brazil Hoehnea minima (J.A.Schmidt) Epling - southern Brazil and possibly northern Argentina Hoehnea parvula (Epling) Epling - southern Brazil Hoehnea scutellarioides (Benth.) Epling - southern Brazil