Mentheae Explained

Mentheae is the largest tribe of plants in the family Lamiaceae.^{[1] [2]} It includes herbs such as sage, hyssop, mint, bee balm and thyme.

Genera

Subtribe Lycopinae

• Lycopus (21 living species)

Subtribe Menthinae

• Acanthomintha
• Blephilia
• Bystropogon
• Clinopodium
• Conradina
• Cuminia
• Cunila
• Cyclotrichium
• Dicerandra
• Drymosiphon
• Eriothymus
• Glechon
• Gontscharovia
• Hedeoma
• Hesperozygis
• Hoehnea
• Killickia (treated as part of Micromeria by Harley et al. 2004)
• Kurzamra
• Mentha
• Micromeria
• Minthostachys
• Monarda
• Monardella
• Obtegomeria
• Origanum
• Pentapleura
• Piloblephis
• Pogogyne
• Poliomintha
• Pycnanthemum
• Rhabdocaulon
• Rhododon
• Saccocalyx
• Satureja
• Stachydeoma
• Thymbra
• Thymus
• Zataria
• Ziziphora

Subtribe Nepetinae

• Agastache
• Cedronella
• Dracocephalum
• Drepanocaryum
• Glechoma
• Heterolamium
• Hymenocrater
• Hyssopus
• Kudrjaschevia
• Lallemantia
• Lophanthus
• Marmoritis
• Meehania
• Nepeta
• Schizonepeta

Subtribe Prunellinae

• Cleonia
• Horminum
• Prunella

Subtribe Salviinae

• Chaunostoma
• Dorystaechas
• Lepechinia
• Melissa
• Meriandra, syn. of Salvia
• Salvia

Incertae sedis (uncertain placement):

• Acinos (treated as part of Clinopodium by Harley et al. 2004)

Notes and References

1. Drew . Bryan T. . Sytsma . Kenneth J. . May 2012 . Phylogenetics, biogeography, and staminal evolution in the tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae) . American Journal of Botany . en . 99 . 5 . 933–953 . 10.3732/ajb.1100549 . 22539517 . 0002-9122. free .
2. MOON . HYE-KYOUNG . HONG . SUK-PYO . SMETS . ERIK . HUYSMANS . SUZY . June 2009 . Phylogenetic significance of leaf micromorphology and anatomy in the tribe Mentheae (Nepetoideae: Lamiaceae) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 160 . 2 . 211–231 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00979.x . 0024-4074. free .