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Accepted name:: Cantinoa americana (Aubl.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

No non-scientific names for this plant in the MPNS resource.

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Hyptis spicigera Lam. Encycl. 3: 185 (1789).
Hyptis americana (Aubl.) Urb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 322 (1918), nom. illeg.
Hyptis gonocephala C.Wright ex Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub.: 212 (1866).
Hyptis hispida Poepp. ex J.A.Schmidt in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8: 83 (1858).
Hyptis lophantha Mart. ex Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 78 (1833).
Hyptis madagascariensis Bojer Hortus Maurit.: 251 (1837).
Hyptis menthodora Schrank ex J.A.Schmidt in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8: 84 (1858).
Hyptis pohliana Jacq. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 140 (1848).
Hyptis subverticillata Andersson Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 197 (1855).
Leucas microscypha Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 477 (1900).
Mesosphaerum gonocephalum (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891).
Mesosphaerum lophanthus (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891).
Mesosphaerum menthodorum (Schrank ex J.A.Schmidt) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891).
Mesosphaerum spicigerum (Lam.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891).
Mesosphaerum subverticillatum (Andersson) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891).
Nepeta americana Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 623 (1775).
Pycnanthemum elongatum Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 333 (1845).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cantinoa americana (Aubl.) Harley & J.F.B.Pastore	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Hyptis spicigera	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Hyptis spicigera Lam.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Hyptis spicigera Lamarck	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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