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The Lamiaceae (/ ˌ l eɪ m i ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ / LAY-mee-AY-see-ee, -eye) [3] or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. . Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme, lavender, and perilla, as well as other ...
The Lamiales previously had a restricted circumscription (e.g., by Arthur Cronquist) that included the major families Lamiaceae (Labiatae), Verbenaceae, and Boraginaceae, plus a few smaller families. In the classification system of Dahlgren the Lamiales were in the superorder Lamiiflorae (also called Lamianae).
Scutellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.They are known commonly as skullcaps. [2] The generic name is derived from the Latin scutella, meaning "a small dish, tray or platter", [3] or "little dish", [4] referring to the shape of the calyx. [4]
Lamium (dead-nettles) is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, of which it is the type genus. They are all herbaceous plants native to Eurasia and northern Africa, with several widely naturalised across much of the temperate world.
Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia. [2] [3] They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft).
Ocimum / ˈ ɒ s ɪ m ə m / is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. [2]
Lycopus is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae. The many species are known as water horehound, [3] gypsywort, and bugleweed and are native to Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. [2] The species are most often found in wetlands, damp meadows, and stream banks. Some of the wetland species have become endangered. [4]
Stachys is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae. [3] Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300, [3] to about 450. [4] Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae [3] and its type species is Stachys sylvatica. [5] The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are ...