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''Ombrocharis'' is a genus of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the tribe Elsholtzieae of the family
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 1936. It contains only one known species, ''Ombrocharis dulcis'', endemic to
Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...
in
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 ...
.Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 177 喜雨草 xi yu cao ''Ombrocharis dulcis'' Handel-Mazzetti, Symb. Sin. 7: 926. 1936
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Lamiaceae Flora of Hunan Endemic flora of China Monotypic Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti {{Lamiaceae-stub