Hesperozygis

Hesperozygis is a genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae.^[1] The species are all endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil.^[2]

Hesperozygis
Hesperozygis dimidiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Hesperozygis Epling

Species

1. Hesperozygis dimidiata Epling & Mathias
2. Hesperozygis kleinii Epling & Játiva
3. Hesperozygis myrtoides (A.St.-Hil. ex Benth.) Epling
4. Hesperozygis nitida (Benth.) Epling
5. Hesperozygis rhododon Epling
6. Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epling
7. Hesperozygis spathulata Epling

Cultivation

Several hybrids are in cultivation. Hesperozygis hybrida×Satureja hybrida^[3] as Hesperozygis 'Sunrise Mojito' and Hesperozygis kleinii×(H. myrtoides×H. dimidiata)^[4] as Hesperozygis 'Midnight Mojito'.^[5]