Mesosphaerum
Sign in to saveMesosphaerum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to the New World Tropics and Subtropics. 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.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
General: , the new species most closely resembles Mesosphaerum pectinatum Flower: Mesosphaerum caatingense was collected in flower during
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Mesosphaerum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to the New World Tropics and Subtropics. 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.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: 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