''Isodon'' is a group of

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s in the

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Lamiaceae described as a genus in 1840.Tropicos, ''Isodon'' (Schrad. ex Benth.) Spach
/ref> It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Old World, primarily

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

but two species are from

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. Many of the species are

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to China.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 269 香茶菜属 xiang cha cai shu ''Isodon'' (Schrader ex Bentham) Spach, Hist. Nat. Veg. 9: 162. 1840.
/ref> ;Species

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q931964 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera