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Bushy Lippia
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Bushy Lippia

Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

Names

EnglishBushy Lippia
Dutch—
SpanishSalvia sija
Chinese白棘枝
Scientific nameLippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

About this species

Lippia alba is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

In Ethiopia the plant is also known as koseret (Amharic: ኮሰረት) and used as a cooking herb, especially for preparing the spiced butter niter kibbeh.

The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. Common names include bushy matgrass, bushy lippia, hierba negra, juanilama, pamporegano, poleo and pitiona.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusLippia

In Suriname

35Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo4
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Marowijne2
  • Para2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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