Hyptis capitata

TaxID: 204124

Basic Information

Hyptis capitata

False Ironwort

Hyptis capitata, also known as false ironwort or knobweed, is a species of erect annual shrubs, of the plant family Lamiaceae. It is native to Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America but naturalized in Australia, Southeast Asia, and some tropical islands. The plants grow up to a height of 1.5 meters. Crushed leaves are applied to cuts. It is considered a weed in many places.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Lamiaceae

Hyptis

capitata

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) ernestopaganarocho@BY-NC
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(c) SunGW@BY-NC
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(c) Alexis López Hernández@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
French Polynesia Present —

Distribution (51 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Barbados Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
Cambodia Present —
China Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (2 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
ITSAM645-14 - ITS2 222 - - -
GBVS4243-13 - matK 822 - - -

Literature