Ajugoides

Ajugoides is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1915. It has only one known species, Ajugoides humilis, endemic to Japan. It has been reported from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.[1]

Ajugoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Ajugoides
Makino
Species:
A. humilis
Binomial name
Ajugoides humilis
(Miq.) Makino
Synonyms[1]
  • Ajuga humilis Miq.
  • Lamium humile (Miq.) Maxim.
  • Stachys humilis (Miq.) Matsum. & Kudô

Ajugoides is closely related to Lamium and considered part of that genus by some authorities.[2]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 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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