Elsholtzia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Tribe: | Elsholtzieae |
Genus: | Elsholtzia Willd. |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Elsholtzia is a plant genus in the Lamiaceae (mint family). It is widespread across much of temperate and tropical Asia from Siberia south to China, Northeastern India, Indonesia, etc. [1] [2] [3] The genus was named in honour of the Prussian naturalist Johann Sigismund Elsholtz.