''Ombrocharis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
in the tribe
Elsholtzieae of 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 1936. It contains only one known species, ''Ombrocharis dulcis'', endemic to
Hunan Province
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiang ...
in
China.
Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 177 喜雨草 xi yu cao ''Ombrocharis dulcis'' Handel-Mazzetti, Symb. Sin. 7: 926. 1936
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References
Lamiaceae
Flora of Hunan
Endemic flora of China
Monotypic Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti
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