''Asterohyptis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of plants in the
Lamiaceae, or mint family, first described in 1932. It is native to Mexico and Central America.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Turner, B. L. 2011. Overview of the genus ''Asterohyptis'' (Lamiaceae) and description of a new species from northern Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011–2: 1–6.]
;Species[
#'' Asterohyptis mocinoana'' (Benth.) Epling - widespread from Veracruz to Costa Rica
#'' Asterohyptis nayarana'' B.L.Turner - Durango, Nayarit
#'' Asterohyptis seemannii'' (A.Gray) Epling - Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa
#'' Asterohyptis stellulata'' (Benth.) Epling - from Sinaloa and Durango south to Honduras
]
References
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
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