Lippia alba

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Lippia alba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lippia
Species:
L. alba
Binomial name
Lippia alba
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Camara alba(Mill.) Kuntze
    • Lantana albaMill.
    • Lantana cuneatifoliaKlotzsch ex Walp.
    • Lantana geminata(Kunth) Spreng.
    • Lantana lippioidesHook. & Arn. nom. illeg.
    • Lantana malabaricaHayek
    • Lantana mollissimaDesf.
    • Lantana odorata(Pers.) Weigelt ex Cham. nom. illeg.
    • Lippia asperifoliaPoepp. ex Cham.
    • Lippia carterae(Moldenke) G.L.Nesom
    • Lippia citrataWilld. ex Cham.
    • Lippia crenataSessé & Moc.
    • Lippia geminataKunth
    • Lippia globiflora(L'Hér.) Kuntze
    • Lippia havanensisTurcz.
    • Lippia lantanifoliaF.Muell.
    • Lippia lantanoides(Lam.) Herter nom. illeg.
    • Lippia lantanoidesJ.M.Coult. nom. illeg.
    • Lippia obovataSessé & Moc.
    • Lippia panamensisTurcz.
    • Lippia unicaRamakr.
    • Verbena globifloraL'Hér.
    • Verbena globuliferaSpreng.
    • Verbena lantanoides(Lam.) Willd. ex Spreng.
    • Zappania geminata(Kunth) Gibert
    • Zappania globiflora(L'Hér.) Juss.
    • Zappania globiflora(L'Hér.) Willd.
    • Zappania lantanoidesLam.
    • Zappania odorataPers.
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Lippia alba leaf
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Flowers and leaves

Lippia alba is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, [3] Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Contents

In Ethiopia the plant is also known as Coseret and classified under herbal group. They use the plant leaf for preparing butter.

The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. [4] Common names include bushy matgrass, [1] bushy lippia, hierba negra, [3] juanilama, pamporegano, poleo and pitiona. [5] It is a multi-branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Leaves measure 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) in length and 0.9 to 2 cm (0.35 to 0.79 in) in width and are opposite or in threes. Flowers with white, pink, or light blue-purple corollas form on spikes 2 cm (0.79 in) long. [6]

Uses

Bushy lippia is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers. [3] The essential oil composition is unique to each plant, but may include piperitone, geranial, neral, caryophyllene, camphor, eucalyptol, limonene, carvone, germacrene, α-guaiene, β-ocimene, linalool, or myrcene. [6] The leaves are used for flavoring foods, [7] such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico. [8] The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties. [9]

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References

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