Lamiaceae

Colquhounia Wall.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 608 (1822)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China.

Descriptions

Harley, R.M. et al. (2004). Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs or woody herbs, with simple and/or branched hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves toothed, petiolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence thyrsoid, lax to dense and capitate, cymes 1-5-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-lobed, lobes equal or subequal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla strongly 2-lipped, 4-lobed (1/3), yellow to red or purple; posterior lip moderately long, hooded with upcurved margins, entire or emarginate, anterior lip subequally 3-lobed, corolla-tube strongly dilated in distal part
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens not exserted from corolla, thecae ± confluent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stigma lobes unequal or subequal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlets narrowly obovoid-oblong, winged at apex, glandular or glabrous.
Note
2n = 34.  About six species
Ecology
Mostly in thickets and on hill slopes
Distribution
From Tibet, Nepal and Northern India to Southern China and Vietnam.
[LKGF]

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets

    • Nina Davies, Gemma Bramley and Don Kirkup, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0