Perovskia
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Perovskia | |
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P. atriplicifolia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Subtribe: | Salviinae |
Genus: | Perovskia Kar.[1] |
Perovskia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Members of the genus are native to southwestern and central Asia.[2][3] It includes the garden plant Russian sage (P. atriplicifolia).
The genus is named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).[4]
- Perovskia abrotanoides Kar. Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India
- Perovskia angustifolia Kudrjasch. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Perovskia artemisioides Boiss. - Iran, Pakistan
- Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian sage - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang
- Perovskia botschantzevii Kovalevsk & Kochk. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan (P. abrotanoides × P. angustifolia)
- Perovskia kudrjaschevii Gorschk. & Pjataeva - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
- Perovskia linczevskii Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan
- Perovskia scrophulariifolia Bunge - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Perovskia virgata Kudrjasch. - Tajikistan
References[edit]
- ^ "Genus: Perovskia Kar". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 222 分药花属 fen yao hua shu Perovskia Karelin, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 14: 15. 1841.
- ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Perovskia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
External links[edit]
Media related to Perovskia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Perovskia at Wikispecies
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