Botonesan
Hyptis capitata Jacq.


Boto-botonesan or phonetic variations are shared by four plants of different species: (1) Mutha (Cyperus rotundus) Boto-botones (2) Gatas-gatas (Euphorbia hirta) botobotonis, botbotonis, botonis (3) Botoncillo (Gomphrena globosa) botbotonis, botones-botonesan, and (4) Botonesan (Hyptis capitata): bababañga, liñga-liñgahan.

Other scientific names Common names
Pycnanthemum decurrens Blanco  Bababañga (Bon.)
Thymus virginicus Blanco Botonesan (Tag.)
k Kambali (Tag.)
f Kombar-kombaran (Tag.)
f Leng-leñga (Bon.)
  Liñga-liñgahan (Tag.)
  Palapasagi (P. Bis.)
  Palopalot (Ilk.)
  Pansi-pansi (Bik.)
  Tabaku-tabaku (Ilk.)
  Tarotabako (Bik.)
  Tetetei (Bon.)
  Tultulisan (Ilk.)
  Turukan (Tag.)

Botany:
Stout, erect, nonaromatic, hairy, annual herb, about 0.5 to 1.5 meters high, with green or purplish 4-angled stems. Leaves are lanceolate, 8 to 14 cm long, with toothed margins. Flowers are numerous, crowded in long-peduncles, growing up to 10 cm in length and the heads 1-2 cm in diamter with basal involucres of hairy bracts. Calyx is green 4 mm long, accrescent, 8 mm long in fruit. Corolla is white, 6 mm long.

Distribution
In almost all islands, as a weed in settled areas, open waste places, fallow rice paddies.

Parts utilized
Leaves

Properties
Tonic and excitant.

Folkloric uses
Decoction of leaves used to clean wounds.
Decoction of roots used for amenorrhea.

Availability
Wild-crafted.