Teucrium

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Teucrium

Description

Annual or perennial hairy herbs (in Mal.); Leaves decussate. Flowers either 2 in a verticillaster, secund, forming terminal and axillary raceme-like inflorescences, or 6-18 in a verticillaster forming terminal and axillary cylindric thyrses. Stamens 4, exserted, two lower ones longest;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, the Mediterranean area present, worldwide present
About 100 spp., worldwide, many in the Mediterranean area; in Malesia: 3 spp. in the montane zone.

Citation

LINNE 1753: Sp. Pl.: 562
BRIQ. 1895 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 4: 210
BTH. 1876 – In: B. & H., Gen. Pl. 2: 1221
KENG 1969 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 175