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Mesosphaerum

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Mesosphaerum

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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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mesosphaerum is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Nepetoideae, plant and Wikidata.

It sits within the topics Lamiaceae and Lamiaceae genera.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Native toBrazil Northeast

General: , the new species most closely resembles Mesosphaerum pectinatum Flower: Mesosphaerum caatingense was collected in flower during

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
110
With media
10
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
UNIVASF, USF, MO, JBB, UEL, UEFS
Recorded in
Brasil, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Paraguay

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hyptidinae
Image
Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze (416827178).jpg
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taxon name
Mesosphaerum
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
山香属
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Encyclopedic overview

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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

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