Mesosphaerum
Mesosphaerum suaveolens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Mesosphaerum
P.Browne[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
List
    • Brotera Spreng.
    • Gnoteris Raf.
    • Schaueria Hassk.

Mesosphaerum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to the New World Tropics and Subtropics.[2] Two species, Mesosphaerum pectinatum and Mesosphaerum suaveolens, have been introduced to the Old World, with M. suaveolens found in the tropics of Africa, Asia and Australia.[3][4]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Mesosphaerum argutifolium (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum asperifolium (Standl.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum caatingense Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum chacapoyense (Briq.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum collinum (Brandegee) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum diffusum (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum diversifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum eriocephalum (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum gymnocaulon (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum irwinii (Harley) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum lachnosphaerium (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum marrubiifolium (Epling & Mathias) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum melissoides (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum oblongifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum obtusatum (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum perbullatum (Fern.Alonso) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum pilosum (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum pseudoglaucum (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum purdiei (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum septentrionale (Epling) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum sidifolium (L'Hér.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze
  • Mesosphaerum urticoides (Kunth) Kuntze

References

  1. Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 257 (1756)
  2. 1 2 3 "Mesosphaerum P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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