Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Hyptidinae
Genus: Mesosphaerum
Species: Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Name

Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 525 (1891).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Nepeta pectinata L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1097 (1759).
• Homotypic
  • Bystropogon pectinatus (L.) L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 19. ≡1788 [1789] (as Bystropogon "pectinatum").
  • Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 474(–475), t. 30 (1806).
• Heterotypic
  • Hyptis racemosa Zuccagni, Cent. Observ. Bot.: 31 (1806). – Collecteana [Roemer]: 143(–144). (1809) [1806]. – non Hyptis racemosa Willd. ex Benth., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 12: 122 (1848), nom. inval. pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros. Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Philippines. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Queensland. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu. Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Society Islands. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos (introduced). Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mesosphaerum pectinatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mesosphaerum pectinatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mesosphaerum pectinatum. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mesosphaerum pectinatum. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mesosphaerum pectinatum.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mesosphaerum pectinatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-12-02.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Hyptis pectinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2018.
• Hyptis pectinata in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 02 December 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Hyptis pectinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Hyptis pectinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Hyptis pectinata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Mesosphaerum pectinatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 December 2018.

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