Hyptis melittiflora Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
, Kew Bull. 76(2): 235 (2021).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77216859-1
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
- Collation
- 76(2): 235
- Date of Publication
- 31 May 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Lamiaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Pastore, Harley & Santos 1823
- Locality
- Cavalcante: Serra da Contenda
- Collection Date
- 13 Mar 2007
- Type Herbaria
- holotype HUEFS 117640
isotype CEN 68684
isotype K - Distribution Of Types
- Goiás (Brazil West-Central, Brazil, Southern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1007/S12225-021-09942-7 Etymology: the flowers of Hyptis melittiflora are much visited by honey bees, attracted to both the pollen and the abundant nectar.