Phyla (genus)
| Fogfruits or frogfruits | |
|---|---|
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| Turkey tangle (P. nodiflora) with inflorescence | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Lour. |
| Type species | |
| Phyla chinensis Lour.[1] | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Phyla /ˈfaɪlə/[3] is a genus of eustarid plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.[2][4] The name is derived from the Greek word φυλή (phyle), meaning "tribe", and most likely refers to the tightly clustered flowers or the spreading, mat-like growth.[5] Members of the genus are known generally as fogfruit or frogfruit.[6] Species once classified in the genus Lippia may be known by the common name lippia. Some species, e.g. Aztec Sweet Herb (P. dulcis), are used in cooking.
Selected species
- Phyla canescens (Kunth) Greene – hairy frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla chinensis Lour.
- Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene – wedgeleaf frogfruit/fogfruit, wedgeleaf
- Phyla dulcis (Trevir.) Moldenke, – Aztec sweet herb, honeyherb, hierba dulce (Spanish), tzopelic-xihuitl (Nahuatl)
- Phyla fruticosa (Mill.) Kennedy – diamondleaf frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla × intermedia Moldenke – intermediate frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene – lanceleaf frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene – turkey tangle, sawtooth frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla stoechadifolia (L.) Small – southern frogfruit/fogfruit[7][8]
References
- ^ "Phyla Lour". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ a b "Phyla Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Kathleen N. Brenzel, ed. (1995). Sunset Western Garden Book (6 ed.). Sunset Publishing Corporation. pp. 606–607. ISBN 978-0-376-03851-7.
- ^ "Phyla Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. CRC Press. p. 2895. ISBN 978-1420080445.
- ^ "Phyla". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Phyla Lour". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Phyla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
