''Mazus'' 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 low-growing
perennial plant
In horticulture, the term perennial (''wikt:per-#Prefix, per-'' + ''wikt:-ennial#Suffix, -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annual plant, annuals and biennial plant, biennials. It has thus been d ...
s. It has been placed in various plant families including
Phrymaceae,
Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family
Mazaceae.
[ page 47] Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found in damp habitats in lowland or mountain regions of China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
40 species are accepted:
[''Mazus'' Lour.]
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Mazus alpinus''
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Mazus arenarius''
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Mazus caducifer''
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Mazus celsioides''
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Mazus danxiacola''
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Mazus delavayi''
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Mazus dentatus''
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Mazus fauriei''
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Mazus fruticosus''
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Mazus fukienensis''
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Mazus gracilis''
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Mazus harmandii''
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Mazus henryi''
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Mazus humilis''
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Mazus kweichowensis''
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Mazus lalashanensis''
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Mazus lecomtei''
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Mazus longipes''
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Mazus miquelii'' — Miquel's mazus
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Mazus novaezeelandiae''
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Mazus oliganthus''
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Mazus omeiensis''
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Mazus procumbens''
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Mazus pulchellus''
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Mazus pumilio'' — Swamp mazus
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Mazus pumilus'' — Japanese mazus
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Mazus quadriprotuberans''
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Mazus radicans'' — Swamp musk
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Mazus reptans'' (synonym of ''M. miquelii'') — Creeping mazus
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Mazus rockii''
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Mazus saltuarius''
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Mazus solanifolius''
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Mazus somggangensis''
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Mazus spicatus''
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Mazus stachydifolius''
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Mazus sunhangii''
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Mazus surculosus'' — Suckering mazus
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Mazus tainanensis''
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Mazus uniflorus''
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Mazus wanmuliensis''
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Mazus xiuningensis''
References
Lamiales genera
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