Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cantinoa mutabilis
Tres filos, Bitter mint, tropical bushmint
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Cantinoa
Species
mutabilis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Hyptis mutabilis (Rich.) Briq (POWO,2022).
Origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cantinoa mutabilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20293. Accessed 5 November 2026.