Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.

English: Pignut

Mandarin: 山香 (shan xiang)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Lamiales (199)

        Family: Lamiaceae (99)(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

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue

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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)

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.