Genus of flowering plants
Hedeoma is agenus offlowering plants in the mint family,Lamiaceae . It is native toNorth andSouth America . They are commonly known asfalse pennyroyals .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The genus name is derived from theGreek words ἡδύς (hedys ), meaning "sweet," and ὀσμή (osme ), meaning "odour". It refers to the scent of the leaves.[ 5] Hedeoma patens M.E. Jones (common name, oregano chiquito) is used by natives of northwestern Mexico to flavor various food items.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Species[ 2] Hedeoma acinoides Scheele – Slender false pennyroyal - Texas, Oklahoma, CoahuilaHedeoma apiculata W.S.Stewart – McKittrick's false pennyroyal - western Texas, southeastern New MexicoHedeoma bella (Epling) R.S.Irving - JaliscoHedeoma chihuahuensis (Henrard) B.L.Turner - ChihuahuaHedeoma ciliolata (Epling & W.S.Stewart) R.S.Irving - Gypsum false pennyroyal - Nuevo LeónHedeoma costata Hemsl. – Ribbed false pennyroyal - Mexico, Guatemala, Texas, Arizona, New MexicoHedeoma crenata R.S.Irving - Rio de JaneiroHedeoma dentata Torr. – Dentate false pennyroyal - Arizona, Sonora, New MexicoHedeoma diffusa Greene – Spreading (or Flagstaff) false pennyroyal - Nevada, ArizonaHedeoma drummondii Benth. – Drummond's false pennyroyal - western United States, Alabama, Mississippi, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, SonoraHedeoma floribunda Standl. - ChihuahuaHedeoma hispida Pursh – Rough false pennyroyal - Canada, central + eastern United States (especially the Great Plains)Hedeoma hyssopifolia A.Gray – Aromatic false pennyroyal - northern Mexico, New Mexico, ArizonaHedeoma johnstonii R.S.Irving - CoahuilaHedeoma jucunda Greene - DurangoHedeoma mandoniana Wedd. - Peru, Bolivia, Jujuy Province of ArgentinaHedeoma martirensis Moran - Baja CaliforniaHedeoma matomianum Moran - Baja CaliforniaHedeoma medium Epling - Argentina, UruguayHedeoma microphylla R.S.Irving - San Luis PotosíHedeoma mollis Torr. – Softhair false pennyroyal - western TexasHedeoma montana Brandegee - CoahuilaHedeoma multiflora Benth - Argentina, Uruguay, southern BrazilHedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq. – Dwarf false pennyroyal - Chihuahua, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Mohave Desert in CaliforniaHedeoma oblatifolia Villarreal - CoahuilaHedeoma oblongifolia (A.Gray) A.Heller – Oblongleaf false pennyroyal - Chihuahua, Sonora, New Mexico, ArizonaHedeoma palmeri Hemsl. - San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, CoahuilaHedeoma patens M.E. Jones –oregano chiquito - Chihuahua, CoahuilaHedeoma patrina W.S.Stewart - Zacatecas†Hedeoma pilosa R.S.Irving – Old blue false pennyroyal - Brewster County in Texas but apparently extinct Hedeoma piperita Benth. - Hidalgo, México StateHedeoma plicata Torr. – Veiny false pennyroyal - Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, northern MexicoHedeoma polygalifolia Benth. - southern BrazilHedeoma pulcherrima Wooton & Standl. – White Mountain false pennyroyal - New MexicoHedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. – American false pennyroyal - eastern Canada, central + eastern United StatesHedeoma pusilla (R.S.Irving) R.S.Irving - Nuevo LeónHedeoma quercetora Epling - Nuevo LeónHedeoma reverchonii (A.Gray) A.Gray – Reverchon's false pennyroyal - southern Great Plains (Texas, Oklahoma, western Arkansas)Hedeoma rzedowskii B.L.Turner - Aguascalientes, San Luis PotosíHedeoma × serpyllifolia Small - Texas, New MexicoHedeoma tenuiflora Brandegee - Baja CaliforniaHedeoma tenuipes Epling - northeastern MexicoHedeoma todsenii R.S.Irving – Todsen's false pennyroyal - New MexicoFormerly placed here [ edit ] ^ "Genus:Hedeoma Pers" .Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved2013-05-26 .^a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ^ "Hedeoma " .Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved2013-05-26 .^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps ^ DeBaggio, Thomas; Arthur O. Tucker (2009).The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance . Timber Press. p. 250.ISBN 978-0-88192-994-2 . ^ Laferriere, Joseph E. 1991. Optimal use of ethnobotanical resources by the Mountain Pima of Chihuahua, Mexico. PhD dissertation, University of Arizona ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil"Archived copy" . Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved2015-08-20 .{{cite web }}
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