Mesosphaerum suaveolens

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 suaveolens

Name

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

Synonyms

Basionym
- Ballota suaveolens L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1100 (1759).
Homotypic
- Bystropogon suaveolens (L.) L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 19 (1789).
- Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 472 (1806).
Heterotypic
- Hyptis plumieri Poit., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 473 (1806).
- Hyptis ebracteata R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 3: 391 (1811), nom. illeg.
- Hyptis graveolens Schrank, Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 52 (1822).
- Bystropogon graveolens Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 824 (1826).
  - Schaueria graveolens (Blume) Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 25 (1842).
  - Hyptis graveolens (Blume) Mart. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 126 (1848), nom. illeg.
- Marrubium indicum Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 477 (1837).
- Gnoteris cordata Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 76 (1838), nom. superfl.
- Gnoteris villosa Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 76 (1838).
- Hyptis congesta Leonard, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 70 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- ⧼Regional: China⧽
  - ⧼China Southeast.⧽
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Nepal, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - ⧼Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.⧽
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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.

Additional references

Bramley, G.L.C. 2019. Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mesosphaerum suaveolens 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 suaveolens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mesosphaerum suaveolens. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mesosphaerum suaveolens. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

مصرى: نعناع دغلى حلو الرائحه
العربية: نعناع دغلي حلو الرائحة
বাংলা: বিলাতি তুলসী
فارسی: نعنا شیرین‌بو
മലയാളം: നരിപ്പൂച്ചി
नेपाली: वन सिलाम
Kapampangan: Pasípasí
తెలుగు: హిప్తిస్ సావెలెన్స్
ไทย: แมงลักคา
Tiếng Việt: Tía tô giới
中文: 山香

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