Hyptis suaveolens

Botanical Description

Hyptis suaveolens is a coarse erect annual or often a perennial with stems that become more or less woody and persist. Usually much branched, it is sometimes as much as 2.5 metres high but is generally much lower[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant has a range of food and medicinal uses, being often harvested from the wild for local use. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its seeds in Mexico and India[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 1981 Title Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora Publication Author Gentry H.S. Publisher Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC Year 1942 ISBN Description One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old. ].