''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the
Western Hemisphere
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: southern
Mexico
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,
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,
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, northern
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.
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#'']Cornutia australis
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America
South America is a conti ...
'' Moldenke - Ecuador, Brazil
#''Cornutia coerulea
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yáne ...
'' (Jacq.) Moldenke - Jamaica
#''Cornutia jamaicensis
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yáne ...
'' Moldenke - Jamaica
#'' Cornutia obovata'' Urb. - Puerto Rico
#''Cornutia odorata
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yáne ...
'' (Poepp.) Schauer - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
#''Cornutia pubescens
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yáne ...
'' C.F.Gaertn. - French Guiana
#''Cornutia pyramidata
''Cornutia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1753. It is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere: southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yáne ...
'' L. - southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Yucatán Peninsula, Chiapas), Central America, West Indies, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
#'' Cornutia thyrsoidea'' Banks ex Moldenke - Jamaica
References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus