Ajugoides is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1915. It has only one known species, Ajugoides humilis, endemic to Japan. It has been reported from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.[1]
Ajugoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
Genus: | Ajugoides Makino |
Species: | A. humilis
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Binomial name | |
Ajugoides humilis (Miq.) Makino
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ajugoides is closely related to Lamium and considered part of that genus by some authorities.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew