Meehania Explained

Meehania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1894. It is native to China, Japan, and the eastern United States.[1] [2] [3]

Species[1]
  1. Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton - Appalachian Mountains of eastern United States (Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio)
  2. Meehania faberi (Hemsl.) C.Y.Wu - Gansu, Sichuan
  3. Meehania fargesii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu - Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  4. Meehania henryi (Hemsl.) Y.Z.Sun ex C.Y.Wu - Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan
  5. Meehania montis-koyae Ohwi - Honshu, Fujian, Zhejiang
  6. Meehania pinfaensis (H.Lév.) Y.Z.Sun ex C.Y.Wu - Guizhou
  7. Meehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino - Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, Jilin, Liaoning

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=123273 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119966 Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 122 龙头草属 long tou cao shu Meehania Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 21: 33. 1894.
  3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Meehania%20cordata.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map