''Ajugoides'' 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 1915. It has only one known species, ''Ajugoides humilis'', endemic to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It has been reported from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ''Ajugoides'' is closely related to '' Lamium'' and considered part of that genus by some authorities.Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q3767801, from2=Q15339809 Lamiaceae Endemic flora of Japan Monotypic Lamiaceae genera