Lamiaceae

Teucrium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 562 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Free State, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Azores, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bothalia 12 : 177 (1977)
  • Codd in Bothalia 12: 177 (1977)
  • F.S.A. 28 , 4: 9 (1985).
  • F.T.A. 5 : 500 (1900).
  • Fl. Cap. 5 , 1: 384 (1910).
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 247 (1754).
  • Harley et al. in Kadereit (ed.), Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. (Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VII: 201 (2004).
  • J.G. Baker in F.T.A. 5: 500 (1900).
  • Kadereit (ed.), Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. (Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VII : 201 (2004).
  • Skan in Fl. Cap. 5, 1: 384 (1910).
  • Sp. Pl.: 562 (1753)
  • in F.S.A. 28, 4: 9 (1985).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Edinb. J. Bot. 55: 209–220 (1998)
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 247 (1754)
  • Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 7: 201 (2004)
  • Sp. Pl.: 562 (1753)

Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets

  • Botrys Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 138 (1869).
  • Chamaedrys Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 247 (1754).
  • Harley RM, Atkins S, Budantsev AL, Cantino PD, Conn BJ, Grayer R, Harley MM, de Kok RPJ, Krestovskaja T, Morales R, Paton AJ, Ryding O, and Upson T. 2004. Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Sp
  • Iva Fabr., Enum.: 45 (1759), nom. illeg.
  • Kinostemon Kudô, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 19: 1 (1929).
  • Melosmon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
  • Monipsis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
  • Monochilon Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 405 (1867).
  • Poliodendron Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3: 106 (1845).
  • Polium Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
  • Scorbion Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
  • Scordium Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
  • Scorodonia Hill, Brit. Herb.: 372 (1756).
  • Teucrium L., Sp. Pl. 2: 562 (1753)
  • Trixago Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 6, 2016 Farges, R.P. [340] China K000939158 No
Mar 1, 2016 Dirmenci, T., et al. [3892] Türkiye K000938880 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Worth, C.R. [16502] Chile K000249235 No
Jan 1, 2010 Worth, C.R. [16453] Chile K000249234 No
Jan 1, 2009 Lammers, T.G. [7518] Chile K000509889 No
Jan 1, 2009 Zanoni, T.A.; et al. [39776] K000248474 No
Jan 1, 1995 Moriz [s.n.] K001331991 No
Jul 19, 1904 Forster [s.n.] Portugal K001331973 Lectotype Yes
Jul 19, 1904 s.coll. [s.n.] K001331970 No
Jul 19, 1904 Webb, P. [s.n.] K001331967 No
Jul 19, 1904 Mason, N.H. [s.n.] K001331968 No
Jul 19, 1904 Mason, N.H. [s.n.] K001331964 No
Jul 19, 1904 Hooker, J.D. [24] K001331974 No
Jul 19, 1904 s.coll. [s.n.] K001331972 No
Jul 19, 1904 s.coll. [s.n.] K001331971 No
Jul 19, 1904 Gouan [s.n.] K001331975 No
Jun 19, 1904 Portugal K000192989 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1896 Montbret, G.C.de [s.n.] Türkiye K000192718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1882 Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco K000192993 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1882 Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco K000192994 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2025] K001114921 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carrasco, M.A.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. Morocco K001873312 No
Carrasco, M.A.; Castroviejo, S.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935349 No
Carrasco, M.A.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935356 No
Lavranos, J.; Mies; et al. [31457] Yemen K001870933 No
Wallich, N. [2024] Nepal K000821619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2024] Nepal K001114914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [9567] Jordan K005583332 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2024] India K001114916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [s.n.] Greece K000881400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2024] Burma K001114919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beusekom, C.F. van; Geesink, R.; Phengkhlai, C.; Wongwan, B. [4611] Thailand K001053865 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2796] Iran K005583346 Yes
Post, G.E. [s.n.] Syria K000881548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2516] Iran K005583353 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2024] Nepal K001114913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Furse, P. [8897] Iran K005583354 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6357A] Lebanon K005583337 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29121] Vietnam K001053864 Yes
VCR [s.n.] Jordan K005583333 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56524] Iran K005583342 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2273] Iran K005583344 Yes
Kinross (Lord) [s.n.] Egypt K005583339 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56076] Iran K005583343 Yes
Medina, L.; Aizpuru, I.; Cabezas, F.; Castroviejo, S.; Herrero, A.; Ouhammou, A.; Pedrol, J.; Prunell, A.; Quintanar, A.; Rico, E. [LM3341] Morocco K001569861 Yes
Castroviejo, S.; Fdez. Casas, J.; Muñoz Garmendia, F.; Susanna, A [4989] Morocco K001569912 Yes
Hance, H.F. [901] China K000881532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Castroviejo, S.; Fdez. Casas, J.; Muñoz Garmendia, F.; Susanna, A. [4817] Morocco K001569898 Yes
Armstrong, P. [PA 17/065] Australia K001590342 Isotype No
Du, N.V.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun [L-V 399] Laos K001604699 Yes
Aksoy, A. [2993] Türkiye K001767069 Isotype No
s.coll. [460] China K000881525 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [7422] China K000881523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fortune, R. [71] China K000881522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archibald, J.C. [1206] Iran K005583349 Yes
Royle, J.F. [Cat. no. 2027] India K001114925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sieber, F.W. [s.n.] Greece K000881398 Type Yes
Hance, H.F. [s.n.] China K000881533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [7938] China K000881521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2024] Nepal K001114915 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000821617 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2026] Bangladesh K001114923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilford, C. [215] China K000881535 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2026] Burma K001114924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fortune, R. [71] China K000881524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Warren, R.C. [28] Iran K005583341 Yes
Kinross (Lord) [s.n.] Egypt K005583338 Yes
Hansen, B.; Smithinand, T. [12637] Thailand K001053862 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2024] K001114918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29896] Vietnam K001053863 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2784] Iran K005583352 Yes
Kinross (Lord) [s.n.] Egypt K005583340 Yes
Edmondson, J.R. [703] Iran K005583350 Yes
s.coll. [A23] Iran K005583351 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2028] K001057386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sieber, F.W. [s.n.] Greece K000881399 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ibrahim [s.n.] Morocco K000414520 Unknown Type Material Yes
Champion, J.G. [s.n.] China K000881534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2024] Nepal K000821620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2356] Iran K005583345 Yes
Aucher-Eloy P.M.R. [1592] Türkiye K000192717 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [8558] Jordan K005583335 Yes
Kamrup [Cat. no. 2024] India K001114917 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2025] K001114920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archibald, J.C. [3089] Iran K005583347 Yes
Gabrielith, R. (Miss) [149] West Bank K005583336 Yes
Cosson, L. [s.n.] Tunisia K000192991 Type Yes
Archibald, J.C. [1861] Iran K005583356 Yes
Wallich, N. [2024] India K000821618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cirujano, S.; Peris, B.; Stübing, G. [s.n.] Spain K000881441 Type Yes
Wright, C. [392] China K000881526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archibald, J.C. [2462] Iran K005583348 Yes
Furse, P. [8897] Iran K005583355 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2026] K001114922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hanson, C.G. [BS96-35] Iva K001768878 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets

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