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Verbenaceae

Lippia abyssinica (Otto & A.Dietr.) Cufod.

Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Lippia

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Lippia abyssinica (Lippia abyssinica)
Photo: Mattia Menchetti, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)
Amharic
ከሴ, ኩሳዬ, ኮሰረት, ኮሰሬት
French
Brégué balenté, Mousso et mâle, Verveine d’Afrique
German
Gambia-Teestrauch
Hausa
Abyssinica Lippia
Korean
코서러트
Oromo
Kasey, Kusaayee, Kusaye
Persian
بهلیموی حبشی
Tigrinya
Kusay

Synonyms

  • Lantana abyssinica Otto & A.Dietr.
  • Lantana polycephala R.Br.
  • Lippia abyssinica var. pubescens (Moldenke) Moldenke
  • Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp.
  • Lippia adoensis Hochst.
  • Lippia adoensis var. koseret Sebsebe
  • Lippia adoensis var. pubescens Moldenke
  • Lippia grandifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Lippia grandifolia var. longipedunculata Moldenke
  • Lippia schimperi Hochst. ex Walp.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.