Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze

Monteiro, Francisca, Costa, Esperança Da, Kissanga, Raquel, Costa, José Carlos & Catarino, Luís, 2022, An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of Quiçama National Park, Angola, Phytotaxa 557 (1), pp. 1-67 : 38

I Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze

Bas.: Nepeta pectinata L. ; Syn.: Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit.

Perennial herb, aromatic, in forest galleries and riverbanks; also in disturbed sites.

C.N.: kingolosso, kimbumbo, kimbungu (kb).

Uses: medicinal.

Introduced and naturalized species, native to Central and South America.