''Sphenodesme'' is a genus of plants in the 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 1820. The genus is native to southern
China
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, the
Indian Subcontinent
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,
Indo-China
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and
Malesia
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 48 楔翅藤属 xie chi teng shu ''Sphenodesme'' Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 19. 1820.
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Species
The following are listed in the Kew World Checklist:[
# '' Sphenodesme amethystina'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme eryciboides'' Kurz - Myanmar, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme ferruginea'' (Griff.) Briq. - Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme floribunda'' Chun & F.C.How - Guangdong, Hainan
# '' Sphenodesme griffithiana'' Wight - Vietnam, Myanmar
# '' Sphenodesme involucrata'' (C.Presl) B.L.Rob - India, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan
# '' Sphenodesme mekongensis'' Dop - Laos, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme mollis'' Craib - Yunnan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme pentandra'' Jack - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Assam, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan
# '' Sphenodesme pierrei'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme racemosa'' (C.Presl) Moldenke - Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
# '' Sphenodesme sarawakensis'' Moldenke - Borneo
# '' Sphenodesme stellata'' Merr. - Sabah
# '' Sphenodesme thorelii'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme triflora'' Wight - Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
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References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Lamiales of Asia
Taxa named by William Jack (botanist)