Lamiaceae
Perilla

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 277 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Russian Far East to Pakistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Cambodia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Romania, South Carolina, South European Russia, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Charkevicz, S.S. (ed.) (1995). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 7: 1-394. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 4: 1-482. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.15.105794. epublication.
  • Charkevicz, S.S. (ed.) (1995). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 7: 1-394. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 14. Taxon 61: 1336-1345.
  • Urziceanu, M. & al. (2020). Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contributii Botanice Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca 55: 59-82.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 4: 1-482. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Jex-Blake, Gard. E. Afr., ed. 4: 267 (1957)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Chanet, L.; Serre, J.H. [s.n.] China K000735943 No
Furuse, M. [9808] Japan K000509315 Yes
Bohnhof, M.H. [207] China K000929614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Komarov, V.L. [1363] China K000929613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [2907] Vietnam K000935630 Yes
Leon, C.J.; Lin, Y-L [TCMK 411] China K001873734 No
Carles, W.R. [733] China K000929617 Type Yes
Terao, H. [1212] Japan K000509314 Yes
Ce-ming, T. [95859] China K000509316 Yes
Bretschneider, E.V. [577] K000929616 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [7871] China K000929612 Type Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [2] China K000929615 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1558] Nepal Perilla ocymoides K001113436 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1558] Nepal Perilla ocymoides K001113437 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1558] Perilla ocymoides K001113439 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1558] Perilla ocymoides K001113440 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1558] India Perilla ocymoides K001113441 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1558] Perilla ocymoides K001113438 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1558] Perilla ocymoides K001113442 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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