Mesosphaerum

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]

References

  1. ^ Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 257 (1756)
  2. ^ a b c "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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