''Marmoritis'' is a genus of plants in the
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, savory ...
, first described in 1833. It is native to western
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
and the
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 120 扭连钱属 niu lian qian shu ''Marmoritis'' Bentham, Bot. Misc. 3: 377. 1833.
/ref>
;Species[
#'' Marmoritis complanata'' (Dunn) A.L.Budantzev - Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
#'' Marmoritis decolorans'' (Hemsl.) H.W.Li - Tibet, Nepal
#'' Marmoritis nivalis'' (Benth.) Hedge - Tibet, Nepal, Himalayas of northern India
#'' Marmoritis pharica'' (Prain) A.L.Budantzev - Tibet, Nepal
#'' Marmoritis rotundifolia'' Benth - Tibet, Himalayas of northern India
]
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9029319
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera