Common name
English: Pignut
Mandarin: 山香 (shan xiang)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)
Genus: Hyptis (3)
Epithet: suaveolens (L.) Poit. (4)
Synonyms: Ballota suaveolens L., Bystropogon graveolens Blume, Gnoteris cordata Raf., Gnoteris villosa Raf., Hyptis congesta Leonard
congesta => very close together, crowded, pressed
cordata => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end
graveolens => of strong or rank odour
suaveolens => fragrant, sweet-smelling
villosa => hairy or shaggy
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
External links
Check for Hyptis suaveolens at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [176] Hyptis - A Taxonomic Revision of tribe Ocimeae Dumort. (Labiatae) in continental South East Asia
- [930] Hyptis suaveolens - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.