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Lamiaceae

Pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mesosphaerum

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Pignut: American Mint, Vilayti Tulsi, pignut, stinking Roger, wild spikenard or Darp Tulas Hyptis suaveolens in Hyderabad , India .
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (20)
Arabic
نعناع دغلي حلو الرائحة
arz
نعناع دغلى حلو الرائحه
Bangla
বিলাতি তুলসী
Chinese
山香, 香苦草, 假蕾香, 假走馬風, 山薄荷, 毛射香, 毛老虎, 狗母蘇
dag
Duo ngeman
English
Pignut, Bukumbar, Chan, Dorado azul
Haitian Creole
Gwo tèt
Hebrew
פיגנוט
Indonesian
Gringsingan
Japanese
ニオイニガクサ, ドラドアズール
Malayalam
നരിപ്പൂച്ചി
Nepali
वन सिलाम
Odia
ଗଙ୍ଗା ତୁଳସୀ
pam
Pasípasí, Pasipasi
Persian
نعنا شیرینبو
pwn
Ljalivulivu
Telugu
హిప్తిస్ సావెలెన్స్
Thai
แมงลักคา, แมงลักป่า
Vietnamese
Tía tô giới, Tía tô dại, É lớn tròng
za
Gobwnguk

Synonyms

  • Ballota suaveolens L.
  • Bystropogon graveolens Blume
  • Bystropogon suaveolens (L.) L'Hér.
  • Gnoteris cordata Raf.
  • Gnoteris villosa Raf.
  • Hyptis congesta Leonard
  • Hyptis ebracteata R.Br.
  • Hyptis graveolens Schrank
  • Hyptis graveolens (Blume) Mart. ex Benth.
  • Hyptis plumieri Poit.
  • Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
  • Marrubium indicum Blanco
  • Schaueria graveolens (Blume) Hassk.

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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.