''Hoehnea'' is a genus of plants in the 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 with this name in 1939. It is native to

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, primarily southern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

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/ref> The genus name of ''Hoehnea'' is in honour of

Frederico Carlos Hoehne Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1 February 1882, Juiz de Fora – 16 March 1959) was a Brazilian botanist. In 1907 he was appointed ''jardineiro-chefe'' (head gardener) at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, soon afterwards working on botanical assign ...

(1882-1959), who was a Brazilian

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. Vol.115 on page 8 in 1939. ;Species *'' Hoehnea epilobioides'' (Epling) Epling - Paraguay, southern Brazil *'' Hoehnea minima'' (J.A.Schmidt) Epling - southern Brazil and possibly northern Argentina *'' Hoehnea parvula'' (Epling) Epling - southern Brazil *'' Hoehnea scutellarioides'' (Benth.) Epling - southern Brazil

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Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Plants described in 1939 Flora of South Brazil Flora of Paraguay {{Lamiaceae-stub