Holmskioldia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Scutellarioideae
Genus: Holmskioldia
Species: H. sanguinea

Note: Other species formally in this genus have been assigned to Karomia (Ajugoideae).
Name

Holmskioldia Retz., Observ. Bot. 6: 31 (1791)
monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Hastingia K.D.Koenig ex Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 41 (1806)
Platunum A.Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 76 (1806)

References

Retzius, A.J. (1791) Observationes Botanicae 6: 31–32.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Holmskioldia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Holmskioldia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 21.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Holmskioldia. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014.

Vernacular names
suomi: Mandariininhatut

Holmskioldia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Himalayas (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar) but widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in many places (Southeast Asia, New Caledonia, Hawaii, Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, etc.) It contains only one known species, Holmskioldia sanguinea, commonly called the Chinese hat plant, cup-and-saucer-plant or mandarin's hat.[1][2][3][4][5]

The genus name commemorates Johan Theodor Holmskiold (1731-1793), a Danish botanist who wrote Beata ruris otia fungis Danicis, published in two volumes in 1790 and 1799.[1]
Species formerly included

The following species have been moved to genus Karomia:[6]

Holmskioldia gigas Faden = Karomia gigas (Faden) Verdc.
Holmskioldia speciosa Hutch. & Corbishley = Karomia speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. – Southern Chinese hats, wild parasol flower
Holmskioldia tettensis (Klotzsch) Vatke = Karomia tettensis (Klotzsch) R.Fern. – Cups-and-saucers, wild parasol flower

The plant contains oroxindin, a type of polyphenolic compound.[7]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
"Holmskioldia". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
Phytotoxic and antimicrobial constituents of Bacopa monnieri and Holmskioldia sanguinea