''Colquhounia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of about six species of

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

or semi-evergreen shrubs or

subshrub A subshrub ( Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their ...

s 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, savo ...

, first described in 1822. They are native to the

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and southwestern China south to

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

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Flora of China. They are shrubs growing to tall, rarely to . The aromatic leaves are to long and , finely toothed and borne in opposite pairs on the square stems. The

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism ...

s are tubular, two-lipped, and carried on terminal spikes. Species include: # ''

Colquhounia coccinea ''Colquhounia coccinea'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as scarlet-flowered colquhounia or Himalayan mint shrub.It is native to China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, India and Thailand. It is an evergr ...

'' Wall. - Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand # ''

Colquhounia compta ''Colquhounia'' is a genus of about six species of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1822. They are native to the Himalaya and southwestern China south to Peninsular Malaysia.

'' W.W.Sm. - Sichuan, Yunnan # '' Colquhounia elegans'' Wall. - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia # ''

Colquhounia seguinii ''Colquhounia'' is a genus of about six species of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1822. They are native to the Himalaya and southwestern China south to Peninsular Malaysia.

'' Vaniot - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Myanmar # ''

Colquhounia vestita ''Colquhounia'' is a genus of about six species of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1822. They are native to the Himalaya and southwestern China south to Peninsular Malaysia.

'' Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Himalayas of northern + eastern India

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