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''Wenchengia'' is a genus from 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 1965. It contains only one known species, ''Wenchengia alternifolia'', endemic to
Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
Province 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 70 保亭花 bao ting hua ''Wenchengia alternifolia'' C. Y. Wu & S. Chow, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 251. 1965.
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Lamiaceae Endemic flora of China Monotypic Lamiaceae genera {{Lamiaceae-stub