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Chaiturus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Chaiturus
Ehrh. ex Willd.
Species:
C. marrubiastrum
Binomial name
Chaiturus marrubiastrum
( L.) Ehrh. ex Rchb.
Synonyms [1]
  • Leonurus marrubiastrum L.
  • Cardiaca marrubiastrum (L.) Schreb.
  • Chaiturus leonuroides Willd.
  • Leonurus parviflorus Salisb. 1796 not Moench 1794
  • Leonurus marrubiastrum var. simplicissimus K.Koch
  • Leonurus marrubifolius St.-Lag.
  • Chaiturus marrubifolius St.-Lag.

Chaiturus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1787. It contains only one known species, Chaiturus marrubiastrum, native to central and southern Europe ( Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Balkans, Ukraine, etc.), Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia ( Altai, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan). [1] [2] [3] [4] False motherwort is a common name for this species. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardiaca nepetellona, Chaiturus marrubiastrum (L.) Ehrh. ex Rchb. includes photos and European distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 17 Page 160 鬃尾草 zong wei cao Chaiturus marrubiastrum (Linnaeus) Spenner
  4. ^ Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.