Chaiturus
Display parents2
GenusChaiturus
Parent authorityEhrh. ex Willd.
Speciesmarrubiastrum
Authority(L.) Ehrh. ex Rchb.
Synonyms
  • Leonurus marrubiastrum L.
  • Cardiaca marrubiastrum (L.) Schreb.
  • Chaiturus leonuroides Willd.
  • Leonurus parviflorus Salisb. 1796 not Moench 1794
  • Leonurus marrubiastrum var. simplicissimus K.Koch
  • Leonurus marrubifolius St.-Lag.
  • Chaiturus marrubifolius St.-Lag.

Chaiturus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1787. It contains only one known species, Chaiturus marrubiastrum, native to central and southern Europe (Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Balkans, Ukraine, etc.), Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia (Altai, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan).[1][2][3][4] False motherwort is a common name for this species.[5]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardiaca nepetellona, Chaiturus marrubiastrum (L.) Ehrh. ex Rchb. includes photos and European distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 17 Page 160 鬃尾草 zong wei cao Chaiturus marrubiastrum (Linnaeus) Spenner
  4. ^ Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166
  5. ^