''Chamaesphacos'' is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae
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 ...
, first described in 1841. It contains only one known species, ''Chamaesphacos ilicifolius'', native to
Central Asia (
Iran,
Afghanistan,
Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan,
Tajikistan,
Xinjiang).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 194 矮刺苏 ai ci su ''Chamaesphacos ilicifolius'' Schrenk ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer, Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 28. 1841
/ref>
References
Lamiaceae
Flora of Central Asia
Monotypic Lamiaceae genera
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