Lepechinia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hispaniola, and Hawaii, although the species in Hawaii is probably a human introduction. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin. In 2011, the two monotypic genera Chaunostoma and Neoeplingia were shown to be part of Lepechinia.
Species
As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Lepechinia annae (Taub. ex Schwacke) Brade
Lepechinia anomala Epling - southern Brazil
Lepechinia bella Epling - Bolivia
Lepechinia betonicifolia (Lam.) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador
Lepechinia bullata (Kunth) Epling - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Lepechinia calycina (Benth.) Epling ex Munz – pitcher sage, woodbalm - California (Coast Ranges + northern Sierra Nevada)
Lepechinia cardiophylla Epling – Santa Ana pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
Lepechinia caulescens (Ortega) Epling - Mexico, Guatemala
Lepechinia chilensis (Molina) R.Morales
Lepechinia cocuyensis J.R.I.Wood - Colombia
Lepechinia codon Epling - Peru
Lepechinia conferta (Benth.) Epling - Colombia, Venezuela
Lepechinia dioica J.A.Hart - Ecuador
Lepechinia flammea Mart.Gord. & Lozada-Pérez - Guerrero
Lepechinia floribunda (Benth.) Epling - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
Lepechinia fragrans (Greene) Epling – island pitcher sage, fragrant pitcher sage - southern California including offshore Channel Islands
Lepechinia ganderi Epling – San Diego pitcher sage - southern California, Baja California
Lepechinia glomerata Epling - Jalisco
Lepechinia graveolens (Regel) Epling
Lepechinia hastata (A.Gray) Epling – pakata - Baja California and Baja California Sur, including Revillagigedo Islands; naturalized in Hawaii...
