Sphenodesme

Sphenodesme
Fallen Sphenodesme flowers in Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Symphorematoideae
Genus:	Sphenodesme Jack
Synonyms [1]
Sphenodesmasensu. Dop [2] BrachynemaF.Muell., rejected name DecadontiaGriff. RoscoeaRoxb. 1832 not Sm. 1806 ViticastrumC.Presl

Sphenodesme is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1820. The genus is native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia. ^{[1] [3]}

Species

The following are listed in the Kew World Checklist: ^[1]

1. Sphenodesme amethystina Dop - Vietnam
2. Sphenodesme eryciboides Kurz - Myanmar, Thailand
3. Sphenodesme ferruginea (Griff.) Briq. - Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand
4. Sphenodesme floribunda Chun & F.C.How - Guangdong, Hainan
5. Sphenodesme griffithiana Wight - Vietnam, Myanmar
6. Sphenodesme involucrata (C.Presl) B.L.Rob - India, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan
7. Sphenodesme mekongensis Dop - Laos, Thailand
8. Sphenodesme mollis Craib - Yunnan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
9. Sphenodesme pentandra Jack - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Assam, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan
10. Sphenodesme pierrei Dop - Vietnam
11. Sphenodesme racemosa (C.Presl) Moldenke - Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
12. Sphenodesme sarawakensis Moldenke - Borneo
13. Sphenodesme stellata Merr. - Sabah
14. Sphenodesme thorelii Dop - Vietnam
15. Sphenodesme triflora Wight - Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Biodiversity Heritage Library:Bulletin de la Société botanique de France.
3. Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 48 楔翅藤属 xie chi teng shu Sphenodesme Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 19. 1820.

External links

• Media related to Sphenodesme at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Sphenodesme at Wikispecies