Paraphlomis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Paraphlomideae
Genus: Paraphlomis
Species: P. albida – P. albiflora – P. albotomentosa – P. brevifolia – P. foliata – P. formosana – P. hirsutissima – P. hispida – P. intermedia – P. javanica – P. koreana – P. kuankuoshuiensis – P. kwangtungensis – P. lanceolata – P. lancidentata – P. membranacea – P. oblongifolia – P. parviflora – P. patentisetulosa – P. paucisetosa – P. reflexa – P. seticalyx – P. setulosa – P. shunchangensis – P. subcoriacea – P. tomentosocapitata

Name

Paraphlomis Prain, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9(1): 60 (1901).

Type species: Paraphlomis rugosa (Benth.) Prain, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9: 60 (1901); currently regarded as synonym of Paraphlomis javanica

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Matsumurella Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 29: 279 (1915).
- Ajugoides Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 29: 280 (1915).
- Pogonanthera H.W.Li & X.H.Guo, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31: 266 (1993), nom. illeg.
- Sinopogonanthera H.W.Li, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 346 (1993).

Note:

Cited in Flora of China as

Phlomis sect. Paraphlomis (Prain) Prain, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 9: 60 (1901).
Paraphlomis (Prain) Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74: 721 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

King, G., Duthie, J.F. & Prain, D. 1901. A second century of new and rare Indian plants. Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) 9(1): 1–80, pl. 1–93. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Pan, Y.Z., Fang, L.-Q., Hao, G., Cai, J. & Gong, X. 2009. Systematic positions of Lamiophlomis and Paraphlomis (Lamiaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast sequences. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 47(6): 535–542. DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2009.00050.x Reference page.
Bendiksby, M., Thorbek, L., Scheen, A.-C., Lindqvist, C. & Ryding, P.O. 2011. An updated phylogeny and classification of Lamiaceae subfamily Lamioideae. Taxon 60(2): 471–484. DOI: 10.1002/tax.602015 ResearchGate Reference page.
Ko, S.C., Lee, Y.-M., Chung, K.-S., Son, D.C., Nam, B.M. & Chung, G.Y. 2014. A new species of Paraphlomis (Lamiaceae) from Korea: an additional genus to the Korean flora. Phytotaxa 175(1): 51–54. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.175.1.6 ResearchGateReference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Paraphlomis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paraphlomis. Accessed: 5 Jan 2026.Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Paraphlomis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 June 2014. Reference page. Does not fully detail current changes in taxonomy.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Paraphlomis. Published online. Accessed: June 12 2014. Reference page.