Comanthosphace

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Pogostemoneae
Genus: Comanthosphace
Species: C. formosana – C. japonica – C. nanchuanensis – C. ningpoensis – C. stellipila

Name

Comanthosphace S.Moore, J. Bot. 15: 293 (1877)

Type species: non design.

Note:

The three genera, Comanthosphace, Leucosceptrum and Rostrinucula, were suggested to be extraneous in Pogostemonoideae and their systematic position uncertain (Ryding 1994), however, see Scheen et al., 2010 for an improved phylogeny/taxonomy.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Moore, S.M. 1877. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 293.

Additional references

Ryding, O. 1994. Pericarp structure and phylogeny of Lamiaceae subfamily Pogostemonoideae. Nordic Journal of Botany 14(1): 59–63. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00572.x Reference page.
Scheen, A.-C., Bendiksby, M., Ryding, P.O., Mathiesen, C., Albert, V.A. & Lindqvist, C. 2010. Molecular phylogenetics, character evolution, and suprageneric classification of Lamioideae (Lamiaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(2): 191–217. DOI: 10.3417/2007174 ResearchGate BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Comanthosphace in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 June 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Comanthosphace. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 June 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Comanthosphace. Published online. Accessed: June 16 2014.

Vernacular names

suomi: Sutisuut
中文: 绵穗苏属

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