| Hyptis crenata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Hyptis |
| Species: | H. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyptis crenata Pohl ex Benth. | |
Hyptis crenata, the Brazilian mint, is a shrub species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Bolivia and Brazil. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints. It is traditionally used for pain relief in Brazil.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Di Stasi, L.C.; Oliveira, G.P.; Carvalhaes, M.A.; Queiroz-Junior, M.; Tien, O.S.; Kakinami, S.H.; Reis, M.S. (2002). "Medicinal plants popularly used in the Brazilian Tropical Atlantic Forest". Fitoterapia. 73 (1): 69–91. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00362-8. PMID 11864767.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hyptis crenata | |
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