Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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

Synonymy edit

  • 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

Distribution edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

  • 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 edit

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