''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family,
Lamiaceae.
It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages).
Plants of this genus can be found in Central and
South America
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,
Mexico
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,
California
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,
Hispaniola, and
Hawaii
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, although the species in Hawaii is probably a human introduction.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin
Ivan Ivanovich Lepyokhin (Иван Иванович Лепёхин; , in Saint Petersburg – , in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian naturalist, zoologist, botanist and explorer.
He began his studies in the Academy of Sciences of Saint-Petersbu ...
.[Drew, Bryan T. Sytsma, Kenneth J. 2011. Testing the Monophyly and Placement of ''Lepechinia'' in the Tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae). Systematic Botany, 36: 1038-1049.]
;Species[
# '' Lepechinia anomala'' Epling - southern Brazil
# '' Lepechinia bella'' Epling - Bolivia
# '' Lepechinia betonicaefolia'' (Lam.) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador
# '' Lepechinia bullata (Kunth) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
# '']Lepechinia calycina
''Lepechinia calycina'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name pitchersage or woodbalm. It is endemic to California, where it is a common plant in several different habitat types, including the chaparral plan ...
'' (Benth.
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) Epling ex Munz Munz may refer to:
People
* Bernhard Münz (1856–1919), Austrian philosopher and librarian
* Peter Munz (1921–2006), German-New Zealander philosopher and historian
* Philip A. Munz (1892-1974), U.S. botanist, taxonomist and educator
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– pitcher sage, woodbalm - California (Coast Ranges + northern Sierra Nevada)
# ''Lepechinia cardiophylla
''Lepechinia cardiophylla'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Santa Ana pitcher sage and heart-leaved pitcher sage. A broad-leaved fragrant shrub, it has distinct pitcher-shaped flowers. It is ...
'' Epling – Santa Ana pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
# '' Lepechinia caulescens'' (Ortega) Epling - Mexico, Guatemala
# '' Lepechinia chamaedryoides'' (Balb.) Epling - Chile
# '' Lepechinia cocuyensis'' J.R.I.Wood - Colombia
# '' Lepechinia codon'' Epling - Peru
# '' Lepechinia conferta'' (Benth.) Epling - Colombia, Venezuela
# ''Lepechinia dioica
''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hi ...
'' J.A.Hart - Ecuador
# ''Lepechinia flammea
''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hi ...
'' Mart.Gord. & Lozada-Pérez - Guerrero
# ''Lepechinia floribunda
''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hi ...
'' (Benth.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
# ''Lepechinia fragrans
''Lepechinia fragrans'' is a flowering herbaceous shrub known by the common names island pitchersage and fragrant pitchersage. It is a member of the Lamiaceae, or mint family, but like other '' Lepechinia'', the flowers are borne in racemes i ...
'' (Greene) Epling – island pitcher sage, fragrant pitcher sage - southern California including offshore Channel Islands
# ''Lepechinia ganderi
''Lepechinia ganderi'' is a rare species of perennial shrub in the mint family known by the common name San Diego pitcher sage or Gander's pitcher sage. An aromatic plant with white to lavender flowers, this species is only known from southern S ...
'' Epling – San Diego pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
# ''Lepechinia glomerata
''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hi ...
'' Epling - Jalisco
# ''Lepechinia hastata
''Lepechinia hastata'' is a rare species of perennial shrub in the mint family commonly known as the Cape pitcher sage or Baja pitcher sage. ''Lepechinia hastata'' is an aromatic shrub characterized by large, arrowhead-shaped leaves and attract ...
'' (A.Gray) Epling – pakata - Baja California and Baja California Sur, including Revillagigedo Islands; naturalized in Hawaii
# ''Lepechinia heteromorpha
''Lepechinia'' is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hi ...
'' (Briq.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
# '' Lepechinia lamiifolia'' (Benth.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru
# '' Lepechinia lancifolia'' (Rusby) Epling - Bolivia
# '' Lepechinia leucophylloides'' (Ramamoorthy, Hiriart & Medrano) B.T.Drew, Cacho & Sytsma - Hidalgo
# '' Lepechinia marica'' Epling & Mathias - Peru
# '' Lepechinia mecistandra'' (Donn.Sm.) H.K.Moon - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador
# '' Lepechinia mexicana'' (S.Schauer) Epling - central + northeastern Mexico
# '' Lepechinia meyenii'' (Walp.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
# '' Lepechinia mollis'' (Epling) Epling - Peru
# '' Lepechinia mutica'' (Benth.) Epling - Ecuador
# '' Lepechinia nelsonii'' (Fernald) Epling - central + southern Mexico
# '' Lepechinia paniculata'' (Kunth) Epling - Ecuador
# '' Lepechinia radula'' (Benth.) Epling - Ecuador, Peru
# '' Lepechinia rossii'' S.Boyd & Mistretta – Ross' pitcher sage - southern California (Los Angeles + Ventura Counties)
# '' Lepechinia rufocampii'' Epling & Mathias - Ecuador
# '' Lepechinia salviae'' (Lindl.) Epling - Chile
# '' Lepechinia salviifolia'' (Kunth) Epling - Colombia, Venezuela
# '' Lepechinia schiedeana'' (Schltdl.) Vatke - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
# '' Lepechinia scobina'' Epling - Peru
# '' Lepechinia speciosa'' (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Epling - southern Brazil
# '' Lepechinia tomentosa'' (Benth.) Epling - Peru
# '' Lepechinia urbani'' (Briq.) Epling - Hispaniola
# '' Lepechinia velutina'' J.R.I.Wood - Colombia
# '' Lepechinia vesiculosa'' (Benth.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
# '' Lepechinia vulcanicola'' J.R.I.Wood - Colombia
# '' Lepechinia yecorana'' Henrickson, Fishbein & T.Van Devender - Sonora
References
External links
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USDA Plants Profile: ''Lepechinia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2836393
Lamiaceae genera
Plants described in 1804
Flora of Central America
Flora of Southern America
Flora of Mexico
Flora of California