Lippia pseudo-thea.

Lippia pseudo-thea Schau. Verbenaceae.

Brazil. In Brazil, an infusion of the leaves is highly esteemed as a tea substitute, under the name of capitao do matto. Lindley says the leaves form an agreeable tea.

Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.