Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Mesosphaerum

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Nepetoideae

Tribe:

Ocimeae

Subtribe:

Hyptidinae

Nomen number:

466118

Place of publication:

Revis. gen. pl. 2:525. 1891

Verified:

12/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Ballota suaveolens L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.

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Reference(s)

Harley, R. M. & J. F. B. Pastore. 2012. A generic revision and new combinations in the Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae), based on molecular and morphological evidence. Phytotaxa 55:33.

Common names

English
horehound –
mintbush –
mintweed –
pignut –
wild spikenard –
French
gros baume –
hyptis à odeur –
Portuguese
hortelã-do-campo –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfavaca-brava –
betônica-brava –
Spanish
chao –
hierba de las muelas –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
4	Naturalized					widely natzd. in tropics & subtropics
6	Other					origin neotropics

Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropics & subtropics)
Other (origin neotropics)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Hyptis suaveolens	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as Hyptis suaveolens	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

Taxon: Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze