''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 Pacific (

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

'' (A.Gray) Hillebr - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # ''

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

'' Sherff - Maui # '' Phyllostegia brevidens'' A.Gray - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # ''

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

'' C.N.Forbes - Kauai # ''

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

'' Benth - Hawaii Big Island # ''

Phyllostegia glabra ''Phyllostegia glabra'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name smooth phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii. Known varieties include ''Phyllostegia glabra'' var. ''glabra'' and ''P. g.'' var. ''lanaiensis'', ...

'' (Gaudich.) Benth. - Hawaiian Islands # ''

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

'' (Gaudich.) Benth - Oahu # ''

Phyllostegia haliakalae ''Phyllostegia haliakalae'', commonly known as the Haliakala phyllostegia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It was described by Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee in 1872. The species Latin name derives from the Hawaiian w ...

'' Wawra - Maui, Molokai # ''

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

'' Sherff - Wai'alae Valley of Kauai # †''

Phyllostegia hillebrandii ''Phyllostegia hillebrandii'', commonly known as Hillebrand's phyllostegia, is an extinct species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The name was first used by Horace Mann Jr. in a list of Hawaiian plants published in 1869. It was ...

'' H.Mann ex Hillebr - Maui but extinct # ''

Phyllostegia hirsuta ''Phyllostegia hirsuta'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Molokai phyllostegia and hairy phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu.Phyllostegia hispida ''Phyllostegia hispida'', the hispid phyllostegia, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is found only in wet forests at elevations of on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. This green vine's loosely spread ...

'' Hillebr. - Molokai # ''

Phyllostegia kaalaensis ''Phyllostegia kaalaensis'', the Kaala phyllostegia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oahu in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States ...

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

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

'' H.St.John - Kauai # ''

Phyllostegia knudsenii ''Phyllostegia knudsenii'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Waimea phyllostegia and Knudsen's phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. ...

'' Hillebr. - Kauai # ''

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

'' (Gaudich.) Benth. - Hawaii Big Island, Maui # ''

Phyllostegia mannii ''Phyllostegia mannii'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Mann's phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it has been known from Maui and Molokai. It has not been observed on Maui since the earl ...

'' 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 ''Phyllostegia mollis'', the Waianae Range phyllostegia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in mesic and wet forests at elevations of on the islands of Maui and Oahu. Some ...

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- Hawaiian Islands (

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, Oahu) # ''

Phyllostegia parviflora ''Phyllostegia parviflora'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name smallflower phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Maui, Oahu, and the island of Hawaii.Phyllostegia pilosa ''Phyllostegia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1840. It is native to certain islands in the Pacific (Hawaii, Tonga and the Society Islands, although it appears to be extinct in the Society Island ...

'' 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 ''Phyllostegia velutina'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name velvet phyllostegia. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to the island of Hawaii, including the slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Ke ...

'' (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