''Phyllostegia'' is a genus of

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in the

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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 1840. It is native to certain islands in the

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(

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and the

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, although it appears to be

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in the Society Islands).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>. ''Phyllostegia glabra'' var. ''lanaiensis'', became extinct before 2021 and was delisted from the

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based on extinction. ;Species # '' Phyllostegia ambigua'' (A.Gray) Hillebr - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # '' Phyllostegia bracteata'' Sherff - Maui # '' Phyllostegia brevidens'' A.Gray - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # '' Phyllostegia electra'' C.N.Forbes - Kauai # '' Phyllostegia floribunda'' Benth - Hawaii Big Island # '' Phyllostegia glabra'' (Gaudich.) Benth. - Hawaiian Islands # '' Phyllostegia grandiflora'' (Gaudich.) Benth - Oahu # '' Phyllostegia haliakalae'' Wawra - Maui, Molokai # '' Phyllostegia helleri'' Sherff - Wai'alae Valley of Kauai # †'' Phyllostegia hillebrandii'' H.Mann ex Hillebr - Maui but extinct # '' Phyllostegia hirsuta'' Benth. - Oahu # '' Phyllostegia hispida'' Hillebr. - Molokai # '' Phyllostegia kaalaensis'' H.St.John - Oahu # '' Phyllostegia kahiliensis'' H.St.John - Kauai # '' Phyllostegia knudsenii'' Hillebr. - Kauai # '' Phyllostegia macrophylla'' (Gaudich.) Benth. - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # '' Phyllostegia mannii'' Sherff - Molokai, Maui # ''

Phyllostegia micrantha ''Phyllostegia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the Mentha, mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1840. It is native to certain islands in the Pacific Islands, Pacific (Hawaii, Tonga and the Society Islands, although it appears to be extin ...

'' H.St.John - Oahu # '' Phyllostegia mollis''

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- Hawaiian Islands (

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, Oahu) # '' Phyllostegia parviflora'' Benth. - Hawaiian Islands # '' Phyllostegia pilosa'' H.St.John - Hawaiian Islands # '' Phyllostegia racemosa'' Benth. - Hawaiian Islands # '' Phyllostegia renovans'' W.L.Wagner - Kauai # †'' Phyllostegia rockii'' Sherff - Maui but extinct # '' Phyllostegia stachyoides'' A.Gray - Hawaiian Islands # †'' Phyllostegia tahitensis'' Nadeaud - Tahiti but extinct # '' Phyllostegia tongaensis'' H.St.John - Tonga # †'' Phyllostegia variabilis'' Bitter - Midway Islands but extinct # '' Phyllostegia velutina'' (Sherff) H.St.John - Hawaii Big Island # '' Phyllostegia vestita'' Benth. - Hawaii Big Island # '' Phyllostegia waimeae'' Wawra - Kauai # '' Phyllostegia warshaueri'' H.St.John - Hawaii Big Island # '' Phyllostegia wawrana'' Sherff - Kauai # '' Phyllostegia × yamaguchii'' Hosaka & O.Deg. - Oahu ''(P. glabra × P. hirsuta)''

References

Lamiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lamiaceae-stub