''Sphenodesme'' is a genus of plants in 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 1820. The genus is native to southern
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 ...
, the
Indian Subcontinent
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,
Indo-China and
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 48 楔翅藤属 xie chi teng shu ''Sphenodesme'' Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 19. 1820.
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Species
The following are listed in the Kew World Checklist:[
# '' Sphenodesme amethystina'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme eryciboides'' Kurz - Myanmar, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme ferruginea'' (Griff.) Briq. - Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme floribunda'' Chun & F.C.How - Guangdong, Hainan
# '' Sphenodesme griffithiana'' Wight - Vietnam, Myanmar
# '' Sphenodesme involucrata'' (C.Presl) B.L.Rob - India, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan
# '' Sphenodesme mekongensis'' Dop - Laos, Thailand
# '' Sphenodesme mollis'' Craib - Yunnan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme pentandra'' Jack - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Assam, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan
# '' Sphenodesme pierrei'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme racemosa'' (C.Presl) Moldenke - Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
# '' Sphenodesme sarawakensis'' Moldenke - Borneo
# '' Sphenodesme stellata'' Merr. - Sabah
# '' Sphenodesme thorelii'' Dop - Vietnam
# '' Sphenodesme triflora'' Wight - Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
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References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Lamiales of Asia