Teucrium
| Teucrium | |
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| Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ajugoideae[1] |
| Genus: | Teucrium L. (1753) |
| Type species | |
| Teucrium fruticans L. |
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| Species | |
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Several, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Monochilon Dulac |
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Teucrium is a genus of perennial plants, of the family Lamiaceae. Common names for this genus includes germanders. These species are herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are most common in Mediterranean climates.
An unusual feature of this genus compared with other members of Lamiaceae is that the flowers completely lack the upper lip of the corolla, although it is somewhat reduced also in other genera (Ajuga among them).
Several species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Coleophora case-bearers Coleophora auricella and Coleophora chamaedriella. The latter is only known from Wall Germander.
Teucrium species are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and a pollen source, and some species have culinary and/or medical value.
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[edit] Selected species
- Teucrium ajugaceum F.M.Bailey & F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey
- Teucrium argutum
- Teucrium aroanium
- Teucrium balfourii
- Teucrium balthazaris Sennen
- Teucrium betonicum L'Hér.
- Teucrium botrys L. – Cut-leaved Germander
- Teucrium canadense L. – American Germander
- Teucrium capitatum
- Teucrium chamaedrys L. – Wall Germander
- Teucrium chardonianum – Aouioura Germander
- Teucrium corymbosum R.Br.
- Teucrium cossonii – Fruity Teucrium
- Teucrium cubense Jacq. – Small Coastal Germander
- Teucrium demnatense
- Teucrium divaricatum
- Teucrium flavum L. – Yellow Germander
- Teucrium fruticans L. – Tree Germander, Shrubby Germander, Bush Germander
- Teucrium glandulosum Kellogg – Common Germander
- Teucrium grandiusculum
- Teucrium heterophyllum
- Teucrium japonicum
- Teucrium laciniatum – Lacy Germander
- Teucrium marum L. – Cat Thyme
- Teucrium polium L. – Felty Germander
- Teucrium pyrenaicum
- Teucrium racemosum
- Teucrium scordium L. – Water Germander
- Teucrium scorodonia L. – Woodland Germander
- Teucrium socotranum Vierh.
- Teucrium townsendii
- Teucrium townsendii ssp. affine
- Teucrium townsendii var. townsendii
- Teucrium werneri – Jbel Kest Germander[3][4]
[edit] Formerly placed here
- Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. (as T. chamaepitys L.)[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Genus: Teucrium L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-05-27. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12021. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Teucrium" (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?searchword=Teucrium. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Teucrium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32351. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Teucrium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12021. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
[edit] External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1906 New International Encyclopedia article Germander. |
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Data related to Teucrium at Wikispecies
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