Hyptis brevipes Poit., Lamiaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Common name(s): [more details]

Spanish: chibolita

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Erect herb 0.5-1.5 m tall.  Stems with a single deep longitudinal groove.  Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate to oblong, 4-8 - 1-2.5 cm, with toothed margins; petiole 0.5-1 cm, hairy.  Flowers in pale green globose heads, on axillary stalks 5-12 mm long; flower heads 6-8 mm diameter, expanding to 8-14 mm diameter in fruit, bracts linear to narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 mm long.  Calyx gland-dotted, tubular, 3-5 mm long in fruit.  Corolla irregular, 5-lobed, 3-4 mm long, white.  Anthers purple.  Fruit a brownish black, minutely wrinkled nutlet, 0.7 mm long"  (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 47-48).

Habitat/ecology:  "Weed of waste places, becoming abundant in fallow ground. Prefers a wet tropical climate, less common in regions with a seasonal wet/dry regime. 0-1200 m altitude. Weed of plantation crops, rice, fallow ground and forest margins. Potential pasture weed" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 47-48).

Propagation:  "Seeds dispersed by wildlife and human activities" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 47-48).

Native range:  "Origin: Mexico" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 47-48).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Colombia Colombia	Colombia (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Costa Rica Costa Rica	Costa Rica (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Ecuador (Mainland) Ecuador	Ecuador (Republic of) (continental)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
El Salvador El Salvador	El Salvador (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Guatemala Guatemala	Guatemala (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Honduras Honduras	Honduras (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)
Malaysia Malaysia	Malaysia (country of)	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)
Mexico Mexico	Mexico (United Mexican States)	native	Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 48)
Mexico Mexico	Mexico (United Mexican States)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Nicaragua Nicaragua	Nicaragua (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Panama Panama	Panama (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Perú Perú	Perú (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)
Taiwan Taiwan	Taiwan Island		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 189)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)
Vietnam Vietnam	Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)	introduced invasive	Waterhouse, D. F. (1993) (pp. 66, 77)

Comments:  "Principal weed in Malaysia" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 47-48).

Additional information:
Additional online information about Hyptis brevipes is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Hyptis brevipes as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Hyptis brevipes may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 391 pp.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2009. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.

Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. 1998. Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy: weeds target list. Second edition. Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service, Miscellaneous Publication No. 6/98. 110 pp.

Waterhouse, D. F. 1993. The major arthropod pests and weeds of agriculture in Southeast Asia. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra. 141 pp.