Dicerandra

Dicerandra
Dicerandra christmanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicerandra
Benth
Synonyms[1]

Ceranthera Elliott 1821 not P. Beauv. 1808 nor Raf. 1819

Dicerandra is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family. They are native to the southeastern United States, with several being endemic to Florida.[1][2] The genus is characterized by hornlike spurs on their anthers.[3]

Species
[1]
  1. Dicerandra christmanii Huck & Judd = Dicerandra frutescens var. christmanii (Huck & Judd) D.B.Ward
  2. Dicerandra cornutissima Huck = Dicerandra frutescens var. cornutissima (Huck) D.B.Ward
  3. Dicerandra densiflora Benth. - northern Florida
  4. Dicerandra frutescens Shinners - scrub mint - central Florida
  5. Dicerandra fumella Huck - Florida panhandle, southern Alabama
  6. Dicerandra immaculata Lakela - Lakela's mint = Dicerandra frutescens var. immaculata (Lakela) D.B.Ward
  7. Dicerandra linearifolia (Elliott) Benth. - coastal plain mint - southern Georgia, southern Alabama, northern Florida
  8. Dicerandra modesta (Huck) Huck = Dicerandra frutescens subsp. modesta Huck
  9. Dicerandra odoratissima R.M.Harper - rose balm - southern South Carolina, southeastern Georgia
  10. Dicerandra radfordiana Huck - Radford's balm - McIntosh County in Georgia
  11. Dicerandra thinicola H.A.Mill - Titusville mint = Dicerandra frutescens subsp. thinicola (H.A.Mill.) D.B.Ward

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  3. ↑ Huck, R. B. (2008). Dicerandra modesta (Lamiaceae): Raise in rank for a disjunct perennial in a new coastal clade in Florida. J Bot Res Inst Texas 2:2 1163.

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