Species of flowering plant
Lippia alba
Scientific classification
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]
Camara alba (Mill.) Kuntze
Lantana alba Mill.
Lantana cuneatifolia Klotzsch ex Walp.
Lantana geminata (Kunth) Spreng.
Lantana lippioides Hook. & Arn. nom. illeg.
Lantana malabarica Hayek
Lantana mollissima Desf.
Lantana odorata (Pers.) Weigelt ex Cham. nom. illeg.
Lippia asperifolia Poepp. ex Cham.
Lippia carterae (Moldenke) G.L.Nesom
Lippia citrata Willd. ex Cham.
Lippia crenata Sessé & Moc.
Lippia geminata Kunth
Lippia globiflora (L'Hér.) Kuntze
Lippia havanensis Turcz.
Lippia lantanifolia F.Muell.
Lippia lantanoides (Lam.) Herter nom. illeg.
Lippia lantanoides J.M.Coult. nom. illeg.
Lippia obovata Sessé & Moc.
Lippia panamensis Turcz.
Lippia unica Ramakr.
Verbena globiflora L'Hér.
Verbena globulifera Spreng.
Verbena lantanoides (Lam.) Willd. ex Spreng.
Zappania geminata (Kunth) Gibert
Zappania globiflora (L'Hér.) Juss.
Zappania globiflora (L'Hér.) Willd.
Zappania lantanoides Lam.
Zappania odorata Pers.
Lippia alba leaf
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 .
In Ethiopia the plant is also known as Coseret (Amharic: ኮሰረት) 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]
References
^
a
b
"Lippia alba " .
Germplasm Resources Information Network .
Agricultural Research Service ,
United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2010-01-21 .
^
"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved February 8, 2014 .
^
a
b
c
"Bushy Lippia, White-flowered Lippia, Hierba Negra, Hierba del Negro, Hierba Buena, Alfombirlla, Cidrilla, Oregano de Burro, Salva do Brasil, Salva Colorado, Te de Castilla, Toronjil de Espana Mirto, Juan slama, Salvia, Sonora, Mastranto, Te del Pais, Te de Maceta, Te del Pan Lippia alba (L. geminata )" . Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs . Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-01-21 .
^ Munir, A.A. (1993b). A taxonomic revision of the genus Lippia [Houst. ex] L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J
Adelaide Bot Gard. 15(2): 129-145.
^ Allen, Gary (2007). The Herbalist in the Kitchen . University of Illinois Press. p. 423.
ISBN
978-0-252-03162-5 .
^
a
b Tucker, Arthur O.; Thomas DeBaggio (2009).
The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance (2 ed.). Timber Press. pp. 298–299.
ISBN
978-0-88192-994-2 .
^ Duke, James A. (2008).
Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America . CRC Press. pp. 412–414.
ISBN
978-1-4200-4316-7 .
^
"La Pitiona" . Pitiona. Archived from
the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-08-24 .
^ "Lippia alba Prontoalivio, Erva cidreira, juanilama, Melissa" (Document). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. January 2005.
External links
Media related to
Lippia alba at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Lippia alba at Wikispecies