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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Ocimeae |
| Genus: | Mesosphaerum P.Browne[1] |
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List
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Species
editCurrently 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
edit- ^ Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 257 (1756)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "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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