Lagochilus

Lagochilus
Lagochilus platyacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Lagochilus
Bunge ex Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Yermoloffia Bél.
  • Chlainanthus Briq.
  • Lagochilopsis Knorring

Lagochilus is a genus of the mint family that contains Turkistan mint (Lagochilus inebrians).[2][3] It is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia (Iran,[4] Pakistan, Kazakhstan,[5] Mongolia, China, etc.).[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Golden Guide, Books Online
  3. ^ Sage Wisdom
  4. ^ Jamzad, Z. (1988). "The genus Lagochilus (Labiatae) in Iran". Iran J. Bot. 4 (1): 91–103.
  5. ^ Aimenova, Z.E.; Eshibaev, A.A.; Zaynutdinov, U.N. "Research of areas of distribution of valuable medicinal species of plants of Lagochilus Bunge (Lamiaceae) genus of South Kazakhstan territory". Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Biology and Medical Sciences; Vienna, Austria. 13 January 2015. pp. 4–9.
  6. ^ "Lagochilus Bunge ex Bentham, Labiat. Gen. Spec. 640. 1834.; 兔唇花属 tu chun hua shu". Flora of China. Vol. 17. p. 166 – via Efloras.org.