Loxocalyx

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: Lamioideae
Tribus: Leonureae
Genus: Loxocalyx
Species: L. ambiguus – L. quinquenervius – L. urticifolius
Name

Loxocalyx Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 308. (1890)
Type species: Loxocalyx urticifolius Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(175): 309, pl. 5. (1890)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: China
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
Regional: Eastern Asia
Japan

Loxocalyx ambiguus in Mount Ibuki, Gifu pref., Japan

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

Hemsley, W.B. (1890) Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 26: 308.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Loxocalyx in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Loxocalyx. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Loxocalyx. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Loxocalyx. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2022.

Vernacular names
日本語: マネキグサ属
中文: 斜萼草属

Loxocalyx is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1891. It is native to China and Japan.[1][2]

Species[1]

Loxocalyx ambiguus (Makino) Makino - Japan
Loxocalyx quinquenervius Hand.-Mazz. - Hunan
Loxocalyx urticifolius Hemsl. - Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 169 斜萼草属 xie e cao shu Loxocalyx Hemsley, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 308. 1890.