''Lippia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s in the
verbena
''Verbena'' (), also known as vervain or verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas a ...
family,
Verbenaceae
The Verbenaceae ( ), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.
The ...
. It was named after
Augustus Lippi, (1678-1705), a French naturalist and botanist (with Italian origins). He was killed in
Abyssinia
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. The genus contains roughly 200 species of
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
shrubs that are found around the world. Plants are fragrant due to their
essential oils, which vary between species but may include
estragole
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,
carvacrol,
linalool
Linalool () refers to two enantiomers of a naturally occurring terpene alcohol found in many flowers and spice plants. Linalool has multiple commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent (floral, with a touch of ...
, or
limonene
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. The
leaves of certain species, such as ''
L. graveolens'', can be used as a culinary
herb similar to
oregano.
Selected species
* ''
Lippia abyssinica''
(Otto
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The name is recorded f ...
& A.Dietr.) Cufod. – Koseret; (Ethiopia)
* ''
Lippia alba''
(Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson – Bushy lippia, white lippia (
Texas
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in the
United States
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,
Mexico
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, the
Caribbean,
Central America
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, and
South America
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)
* ''
Lippia carterae''
(Moldenke) G.L.Nesom – Licorice verbena (
Baja California
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, Mexico)
* ''
Lippia durangensis
''Lippia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. It was named after Augustus Lippi, (1678-1705), a French naturalist and botanist (with Italian origins). He was killed in Abyssinia. The genus contains roughly 200 s ...
''
Moldenke
* ''
Lippia graveolens''
Kunth – Mexican oregano, scented lippia, scented matgrass (
Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America as far south as
Nicaragua
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)
* ''
Lippia javanica''
(Burm.f.) Spreng.
* ''
Lippia kituiensis''
Vatke
* ''
Lippia micromera''
Schauer – Spanish thyme (Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America)
* ''
Lippia multiflora''
Moldenke
* ''
Lippia myriocephala''
Schltdl. & Cham.
* ''
Lippia palmeri''
S.Watson
* ''
Lippia pretoriensis''
H.Pearson
* ''
Lippia rehmannii''
H.Pearson
* ''
Lippia salicifolia''
Andersson
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)
* '' Lippia scaberrima'' Sond.
* '' Lippia sidoides'' Cham.
Formerly placed here
* ''
Aloysia citrodora''
Palau (as ''L. citrodora''
Kunth or ''L. triphylla''
(L'Hér.) Kuntze)
* ''
Aloysia lycioides''
Cham. (as ''L. lycioides''
(Cham.) Steud.)
* ''
Aloysia scorodonioides''
(Kunth) Cham. (as ''L. scorodonioides''
Kunth or ''L. wrightii''
A.Gray ex Torr.)
* ''
Lantana montevidensis''
(Spreng.) Briq. (as ''L. montevidensis''
Spreng.)
* ''
Lantana ukambensis''
(Vatke) Verdc. (as ''L. ukambensis''
Vatke)
* ''
Mulguraea ligustrina''
(Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta (as ''L. ligustrina''
(Lag.) Britton)
* ''
Phyla canescens
''Phyla canescens'' is a species of perennial herbaceous plant in the family Verbenaceae, native to South America. It has been introduced to Australia as an ornamental plant and low-maintenance lawn, but has become naturalised and is considered a ...
''
(Kunth) Greene (as ''L. canescens''
Kunth or ''L. filiformis''
Schrad.)
* ''
Phyla cuneifolia''
(Torr.) Greene (as ''L. cuneifolia''
(Torr.) Steud.)
* ''
Phyla dulcis''
(Trevir.) Moldenke (as ''L. dulcis''
Trevir.)
* ''
Phyla lanceolata
''Phyla lanceolata'' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by the common names lanceleaf fogfruit, fogfruit, or frogfruit. It is native to the southern half of North America, including much of the United States except for t ...
''
(Michx.) Greene (as ''L. lanceolata''
Michx.)
* ''
Phyla nodiflora
''Phyla nodiflora'', the frog fruit, sawtooth fogfruit, or turkey tangle, is a flowering plant in the family Verbenaceae, and is native to the area from northern South America to southern United States. It can be found in tropical areas around th ...
''
(L.) Greene (as ''L. nodiflora''
(L.) Michx. or ''L. repens''
Spreng.)
* ''
Phyla stoechadifolia Phyla, the plural of ''phylum'', may refer to:
* Phylum, a biological taxon between Kingdom and Class
* by analogy, in linguistics, a large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family
A language family is a group of lang ...
''
(L.) Small (as ''L. stoechadifolia''
(L.) Kunth)
References
Verbenaceae genera
Herbs
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