Common products:
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Leaves of Cantinoa americana are used as a leaf vegetable in Caribbean cuisines (e.g., salads and mixed greens; simmered in soups and stews, and as a seasoning component in dishes such as sancochos and rice preparations). The plant is recognized in culinary sources as “baobob,” a green leafy herb/vegetable consumed fresh and cooked.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Hyptis americana	(Aubl.) Urb.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 322 (1918)
Hyptis gonocephala	C.Wright ex Griseb.	Cat. Pl. Cub. : 212 (1866)
Hyptis hispida	Poepp. ex J.A.Schmidt	Fl. Bras. 8: 83 (1858)
Hyptis lophantha	Mart. ex Benth.	Labiat. Gen. Spec. : 78 (1833)
Hyptis madagascariensis	Bojer	Hortus Maurit. : 251 (1837)
Hyptis menthodora	Schrank ex J.A.Schmidt	Fl. Bras. 8: 84 (1858)
Hyptis pohliana	Jacq. ex Benth.	Prodr. 12: 140 (1848)
Hyptis subverticillata	Andersson	Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 197 (1855)
Leucas microscypha	Baker	Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 477 (1900)
Mesosphaerum gonocephalum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891)
Mesosphaerum lophanthus	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891)
Mesosphaerum menthodorum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 526 (1891)
Mesosphaerum spicigerum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891)
Mesosphaerum subverticillatum	(Andersson) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 527 (1891)
Nepeta americana	Aubl.	Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 623 (1775)
Pycnanthemum elongatum	Blanco	Fl. Filip., ed. 2 : 333 (1845)
Hyptis spicigera	Lam.	Encycl. 3: 185 (1789)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	marubio
Bambara	bɛnɛfinjɔn
Chinese	穗花香苦草
Chinese	穗序山香
Chinese	穗序苞山香

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Ethiopia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Zambia
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Mali
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Zaïre

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Malesia
  - Borneo
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Maluku
  - Philippines
  - Sulawesi

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida

Pacific click to expand
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Puerto Rico
- Central America
  - Belize
  - Costa Rica
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Nicaragua
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Guyana
  - Venezuela
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Galápagos
  - Peru

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001333521
USDA Plants	HYSP4
Tropicos	17601074
INPN	733475
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:448409-1
The Plant List	kew-102160
Open Tree Of Life	486121
NCBI Taxonomy	986244
Nature Serve	2.139292
IPNI	448409-1
iNaturalist	164023
GBIF	2926816
EPPO	HPYSP
EOL	579588
USDA GRIN	19642
Florida Plant Atlas	496
Tropicos	100380958
INPN	851852
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77120747-1
NCBI Taxonomy	2910975
IPNI	77120747-1
iNaturalist	581730
GBIF	7664995
USDA GRIN	466107

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title

Authors

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Biological effects of Lippia alba essential oil against Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti

Coulibaly FH, Rossignol M, Haddad M, Carrasco D, Azokou A, Valente A, Ginibre C, Koné MW, Chandre F

Sci Rep

12-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10861474
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-52801-1
PMID:	38346996

The misbeliefs and food taboos during pregnancy and early infancy: a pitfall to attaining adequate maternal and child nutrition outcomes among the rural Acholi communities in Northern Uganda

Acire PV, Bagonza A, Opiri N

BMC Nutr

06-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10629057
doi:	10.1186/s40795-023-00789-8
PMID:	37932846

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis and uv absorptivity of bio-oils extracted from some locally grown plant seeds in nothern Nigeria

Runde M, Ogoko E, Aletan U, Mohammed Suleiman H, Imojara A, Hitler L

Heliyon

19-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10643092
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20872
PMID:	38027663

Enhanced Natural Strength: Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Nanotechnology in In Vitro and In Vivo Medical Research

Kowalczyk T, Merecz-Sadowska A, Ghorbanpour M, Szemraj J, Piekarski J, Bijak M, Śliwiński T, Zajdel R, Sitarek P

Int J Mol Sci

17-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10607815
doi:	10.3390/ijms242015279
PMID:	37894959

Valorization of clove (Syzygium aromaticum) by-products as potential stored grain protectants

Bandara P, Senevirathne M

J Food Sci Technol

26-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10232686
doi:	10.1007/s13197-023-05744-w
PMID:	37273571

Comparative Evaluation of a Commercial Herbal Extract and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Three Periodontal Facultative Anaerobes: An In Vitro Study

Yaghooti Khorasani MM, Mohammadi Kamalabadi Y, Salari Sedigh S, Jafari M, Sadeghi M, Assar S

Int J Dent

30-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9822736
doi:	10.1155/2022/6359841
PMID:	36620479

Essential oils of plants and their combinations as an alternative adulticides against Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) populations

Balboné M, Sawadogo I, Soma DD, Drabo SF, Namountougou M, Bayili K, Romba R, Meda GB, Nebié HC, Dabire RK, Bassolé IH, Gnankine O

Sci Rep

09-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9646863
doi:	10.1038/s41598-022-23554-6
PMID:	36352066

Potential of Essential Oil-Based Anticholinesterase Insecticides against Anopheles Vectors: A Review

Rants’o TA, Koekemoer LL, Panayides JL, van Zyl RL

Molecules

18-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9611659
doi:	10.3390/molecules27207026
PMID:	36296618

Allelopathic Properties of Lamiaceae Species: Prospects and Challenges to Use in Agriculture

Islam AK, Suttiyut T, Anwar MP, Juraimi AS, Kato-Noguchi H

Plants (Basel)

31-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9182988
doi:	10.3390/plants11111478
PMID:	35684250

A Systematic Review of Medicinal Plants of Kenya used in the Management of Bacterial Infections

Odongo EA, Mutai PC, Amugune BK, Mungai NN

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

24-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8970882
doi:	10.1155/2022/9089360
PMID:	35368751

Gastroprotective Effect of Microencapsulated Myrtus communis Essential Oil against Ethanol/HCl-Induced Acute Gastric Lesions

Mansour RB, Beji RS, Wasli H, Zekri S, Ksouri R, Megdiche-Ksouri W, Cardoso SM

Molecules

26-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8911731
doi:	10.3390/molecules27051566
PMID:	35268666

Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

19-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8858500
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:	35183193

Lamiaceae in Mexican Species, a Great but Scarcely Explored Source of Secondary Metabolites with Potential Pharmacological Effects in Pain Relief

Hernandez-Leon A, Moreno-Pérez GF, Martínez-Gordillo M, Aguirre-Hernández E, Valle-Dorado MG, Díaz-Reval MI, González-Trujano ME, Pellicer F

Molecules

16-Dec-2021

PMCID:	PMC8705283
doi:	10.3390/molecules26247632
PMID:	34946714

Lamiaceae Essential Oils, Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant, and Biological Activities

Ramos da Silva LR, Ferreira OO, Cruz JN, de Jesus Pereira Franco C, Oliveira dos Anjos T, Cascaes MM, Almeida da Costa W, Helena de Aguiar Andrade E, Santana de Oliveira M

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

14-Dec-2021

PMCID:	PMC8692021
doi:	10.1155/2021/6748052
PMID:	34950215

Review of herbal medicine works in the avian species

Hartady T, Syamsunarno MR, Priosoeryanto BP, Jasni S, Balia RL

Vet World

11-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8743764
doi:	10.14202/vetworld.2021.2889-2906
PMID:	35017836

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives
2-Methyl-1-phenylpropene	13030	Click to see CC(=CC1=CC=CC=C1)C	132.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Eugenol	3314	Click to see	164.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons
Gamma-Terpinene	7461	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters
Methyl Palmitate	8181	Click to see	270.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
2-Hexen-1-OL	5318042	Click to see CCCC=CCO	100.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
[(1S,3R,4aS,5R,7R,8aR)-3,7-dihydroxy-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-[(Z)-3-methyl-5-oxopent-3-enyl]-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]methyl acetate	21672195	Click to see	378.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
[(1S,3R,4aS,5R,7R,8aR)-3,7-dihydroxy-5-[(Z)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-3-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]methyl acetate	21672193	Click to see	380.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
[(1S,4aS,5R,7R,8aR)-7-hydroxy-5-[(Z)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-3-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3-oxo-2,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]methyl acetate	21672196	Click to see	378.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
(5R,9S,13S)-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid	49775756	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(=C)C4)(C)C(=O)O	302.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
Kaurenoic Acid	73062	Click to see	302.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
beta-OCIMENE, (3E)-	5281553	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Linalool	6549	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Myrcene	31253	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
Thymol	6989	Click to see	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(+-)-alpha-Pinene	6654	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
(3R)-4-methylidene-1-(propan-2-yl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-ol	42626428	Click to see	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
3-Carene	26049	Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Beta-Pinene	14896	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Camphene	6616	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Sabinene	18818	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
alpha-PHELLANDRENE	7460	Click to see CC1=CCC(C=C1)C(C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Alpha-Terpinene	7462	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Alpha-Terpineol	17100	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Pulegone	442495	Click to see CC1CCC(=C(C)C)C(=O)C1	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Terpinolene	11463	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
1,2,4a,5,6,8a-Hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)naphthalene	101708	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
alpha-Muurolene	12306047	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Caryophyllene	5281515	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/FFJ.2730050209 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Epicubenol	12046149	Click to see	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
gamma-Cadinene	6432404	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
gamma-Cadinene	15094	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=C)CCC2C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Humulene	5281520	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aristolane sesquiterpenoids
1H-Cyclopropa(a)naphthalene, 1a,2,3,5,6,7,7a,7b-octahydro-1,1,7,7a-tetramethyl-, (1aR-(1aalpha,7alpha,7aalpha,7balpha))-	15560278	Click to see CC1CCC=C2C1(C3C(C3(C)C)CC2)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Calarene	28481	Click to see CC1CCC=C2C1(C3C(C3(C)C)CC2)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids
(1aS,4aS,7S,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-ol	97032059	Click to see	220.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
(7aR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-ol	5321422	Click to see	220.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Alloaromadendren	91746537	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
Ledum camphor	22297324	Click to see CC1CCC2C1C3C(C3(C)C)CCC2(C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids
Beta-Elemene	6918391	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP980222Z
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Pentacarboxylic acids and derivatives
[3,4,5-Triacetyloxy-7-(6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl)hept-6-en-2-yl] acetate	433420	Click to see	426.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00987-X
Spicigeroide	10251859	Click to see	426.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00987-X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Heteroaromatic compounds
2-Pentylfuran	19602	Click to see	138.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans / Naphthopyranones
(1R,3S)-5,9,10-trihydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-benzo[g]isochromene-6,7-dione	11109030	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1993.9698206

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Cantinoa americana

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Links to other databases Top

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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