''Rostrinucula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
family
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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 as a genus in 1929. It has two known species, both
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
China
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 255 钩子木属 gou zi mu shu ''Rostrinucula'' Kudo, Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 2: 304. 1929. ]
/ref>
;Species[
* '' Rostrinucula dependens'' (Rehder) Kudô - Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan
* '' Rostrinucula sinensis'' (Hemsl.) C.Y.Wu - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan
]
References
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Lamiaceae
Endemic flora of China
Lamiaceae genera