''Microtoena '' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the mint family,
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), 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 (herb), ba ...
, first described in 1889. It is native to eastern and southeastern
Asia
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, primarily
China
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 189 冠唇花属 guan chun hua shu ''Microtoena'' Prain, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 19: t. 1872. 1889.
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;Species[
# '' Microtoena albescens'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan - Guizhou
# '' Microtoena bhutanica'' Stearn - Bhutan
# '' Microtoena coreana'' H.Lév - Korea
# '' Microtoena delavayi'' Prain - Sichuan, Yunnan
# '' Microtoena esquirolii'' H.Lév. - Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi
# '' Microtoena griffithii'' Prain - Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh
# '' Microtoena insuavis'' (Hance) Prain ex Briq. - Thailand, Vietnam, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan
# '' Microtoena longisepala'' C.Y.Wu - Sichuan
# '' Microtoena maireana'' Hand.-Mazz. - Yunnan
# '' Microtoena megacalyx'' C.Y.Wu - Guizhou, Yunnan
# '' Microtoena miyiensis'' C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Sichuan
# '' Microtoena mollis'' H.Lév. - Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi
# '' Microtoena moupinensis'' (Franch.) Prain - Tibet, Sichuan
# '' Microtoena muliensis'' C.Y.Wu - Sichuan
# '' Microtoena nepalensis'' Stearn - Nepal
# '' Microtoena omeiensis'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan - Sichuan
# '' Microtoena patchoulii'' (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan - from Yunnan + Nepal south to Java
# '' Microtoena pauciflora'' C.Y.Wu - Yunnan
# '' Microtoena praineana'' Diels - Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
# '' Microtoena robusta'' Hemsl. - Sichuan, Hubei
# '' Microtoena stenocalyx'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan - Yunnan
# '' Microtoena urticifolia'' Hemsl. - Hubei, Hunan
# '' Microtoena vanchingshanensis'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan - Guizhou
# '' Microtoena wardii'' Stearn - Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh
]
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Lamiaceae genera
Lamiaceae