''Teucridium'' 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 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 as a genus in 1853. It contains only one known species, ''Teucridium parvifolium'',
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Moldenke, H.N. 1981: Notes on the genus ''Teucridium'' (Verbenaceae). Phytologia 48: 439–444.]
References
External links
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
Plant Lust, Cistus Nursery, Portland Oregon USA
Lamiaceae
Endemic flora of New Zealand
Monotypic Lamiaceae genera
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