Chaiturus Explained

Chaiturus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1787. It contains only one known species, Chaiturus marrubiastrum, native to central and southern Europe (Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Balkans, Ukraine, etc.), Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia (Altai, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} False motherwort is a common name for this species.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=37383 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=chaiturus+marrubiastrum Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardiaca nepetellona, Chaiturus marrubiastrum (L.) Ehrh. ex Rchb.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019507 Flora of China, Vol. 17 Page 160 鬃尾草 zong wei cao Chaiturus marrubiastrum (Linnaeus) Spenner
4. Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166