The Lamiaceae 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 medicinal herbs such as catnip, salvia, bee balm, wild dagga, and oriental motherwort. Some species are shrubs, trees, or, rarely, vines. Many members of the family are widely cultivated, not only for their aromatic qualities, but also their ease of cultivation, since they are readily propagated by stem cuttings. Besides those grown for their edible leaves, some are grown for decorative foliage. Others are grown for seed, such as Salvia hispanica (chia), or for their edible tubers, such as Plectranthus edulis, Plectranthus esculentus, Plectranthus rotundifolius, and Stachys affinis. Many are also grown ornamentally, notably coleus, Plectranthus, and many Salvia species and hybrids.
Orchidantha is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae, as the sole genus. It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera Lowia and Protamomum.
Leucas is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described by Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of Africa, and southern and eastern Asia with a few species in Queensland and on various islands in the Indian Ocean.
Basilicum is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Vitex is a genus of flowering plants in the sage family Lamiaceae. It has about 250 species. Common names include chaste tree or chastetree, traditionally referring to V. agnus-castus, but often applied to other species, as well.
Callicarpa maingayi is a species of beautyberry plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore.
Gmelina is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. It consists of about 35 species in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Southeast Asia, India and a few in Africa. Some species such as G. arborea have been planted and/or become naturalised in India, Africa and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in honour of botanist Johann Georg Gmelin.
Callicarpa longifolia is a species of beautyberry. It ranges from the Himalayas, east to Japan and south to Queensland. It is grown in yards and gardens as an ornamental plant. The roots are used as an herbal medicine to treat diarrheas.
Alastair S. Robinson is a taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes, for which he is regarded as a world authority. He is currently Manager Biodiversity Services at the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where he oversees identification botany services, the Library and Artwork components of the State Botanical Collection, and the botanical journal Muelleria, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on botany published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, for which he is Editor in Chief.
Callicarpenal is a terpenoid that has been isolated from plants of the genus Callicarpa (beautyberry). It acts as an insect repellent against mosquitoes and fire ants. It also has activity against ticks.
Clerodendrum paniculatum, the pagoda flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum and family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical Asia and Papuasia, Fiji, and French Polynesia. It is introduced in Central America.
Tinnea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae first described in 1867. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It was named in honour of the Dutch explorer Alexine Tinne.
- Tinnea aethiopicaKotschy ex Hook.f. - widespread from Mali to Somalia south to Mozambique; naturalized in Trinidad & Tobago
- Tinnea antiscorbuticaWelw. - Zaïre, Zambia, Angola
- Tinnea apiculataRobyns & Lebrun - eastern Africa from Rwanda to Mozambique
- Tinnea barbataVollesen - Swaziland, northern South Africa
- Tinnea barteriGürke - western Africa
- Tinnea benguellensisGürke - Angola
- Tinnea coeruleaGürke - Zaïre, Zambia, Angola
- Tinnea eriocalyxWelw. - Zaïre, Angola, Botswana, Namibia
- Tinnea galpiniiBriq. - Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa
- Tinnea gossweileriRobyns & Lebrun - Angola
- Tinnea gracilisGürke - Tanzania to Zambia
- Tinnea mirabilis(Bullock) Vollesen - Tanzania
- Tinnea physalisE.A.Bruce - Tanzania
- Tinnea platyphyllaBriq. - Zaïre
- Tinnea rhodesianaS.Moore - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique
- Tinnea somalensisGürke ex Chiov. - Ethiopia
- Tinnea vesiculosaGürke - Tanzania, Malawi
- Tinnea vestitaBaker - Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Botswana
- Tinnea zambesiacaBaker - Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
Callicarpa (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia, Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America.
Alvesia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1869. It is native to central Africa.
Fuerstia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1929. It is native to Eastern and Southern Africa.
- Fuerstia adpressaA.J.Paton - Angola
- Fuerstia africanaT.C.E.Fr. - East Africa
- Fuerstia angustifoliaG.Taylor - Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia
- Fuerstia bartsioides(Baker) G.Taylor - South Sudan
- Fuerstia dendrothrixA.J.Paton - Somalia
- Fuerstia raraG.Taylor - Angola
- Fuerstia rigida(Benth.) A.J.Paton - Angola
- Fuerstia ternataA.J.Paton - Tanzania
- Fuerstia welwitschiiG.Taylor - Angola
Hoslundia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1804. It contains only one known species, Hoslundia opposita. It is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa including Madagascar.
Teijsmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1904. It is native to Southeast Asia and Papuasia.
Mary Mendum (1945-2004), born Caroline Mary Bates, was a British botanist, taxonomist and botanical illustrator. A number of plant species were described and named by her, as well as others named in memory of her. The Mary Mendum Medal is awarded in her honour for an exceptional outstanding botanical illustration.
Szovitsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Apiaceae. It only contains one known species, Szovitsia callicarpaFisch. & C.A.Mey.
Cyrtandra impar is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Borneo. It can be distinguished from similar congeners by its tessellated bark.
