(Rich.) Briq., Lamiaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & J. F. B. Pastore; Nepeta mutabilis Rich.
Common name(s): [more details]
English: tropical bushmint |
Spanish: tres filos |
Habit: herb
Description: "Herbs to 1-2 m, leaves ovate to rhomboid, acute, serrate, truncate-obtuse at base, 6 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, pubescent, petioles up to 2.5 cm long; inflorescences several-flowered verticils, shortly pedunculate, bracts leaflike; flowers with lanceolate pubescent bracteoles 5 mm long; calyx 2-6 mm (ripe), 10-ribbed, toothed; corolla lavender, tube 4-5 mm long, with exserted stamens; filaments pubescent; nutlets brown, 2 mm long" (Stone, 1970; p. 511).
Habitat/ecology: (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Tropical America (Stone, 1970; p. 511). Florida (U.S.) and Mexico to Argentina; probably native elsewhere in South America (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Tinian Island |
introduced
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Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 240) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Isabela Island |
introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Cerro Azul, Isabela Island |
introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island |
introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group |
Santa Cruz Island |
introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Observed in survey, no herbarium record. |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 62)
var. polystachya HBK. |
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French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
var. polystachya (K.S. Kunth) J.I. Briquet Cultivée |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
invasive |
Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 511) |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
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Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 240) |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1953) (voucher ID: PTBG 23176)
Taxon name on voucher: Hyptis mutabilis var. mutabilis |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
El Salvador (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Honduras (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
USA (Florida) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Control: If you know of control methods for Hyptis mutabilis, please let us know.