Sphenodesme Explained

Sphenodesme is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1820. The genus is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The following are listed in the Kew World Checklist:^[1]

1. Sphenodesme amethystina Dop - Vietnam
2. Sphenodesme eryciboides Kurz - Myanmar, Thailand
3. Sphenodesme ferruginea (Griff.) Briq. - Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand
4. Sphenodesme floribunda Chun & F.C.How - Guangdong, Hainan
5. Sphenodesme griffithiana Wight - Vietnam, Myanmar
6. Sphenodesme involucrata (C.Presl) B.L.Rob - India, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan
7. Sphenodesme mekongensis Dop - Laos, Thailand
8. Sphenodesme mollis Craib - Yunnan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
9. Sphenodesme pentandra Jack - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Assam, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan
10. Sphenodesme pierrei Dop - Vietnam
11. Sphenodesme racemosa (C.Presl) Moldenke - Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
12. Sphenodesme sarawakensis Moldenke - Borneo
13. Sphenodesme stellata Merr. - Sabah
14. Sphenodesme thorelii Dop - Vietnam
15. Sphenodesme triflora Wight - Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=194046 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130960 Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 48 楔翅藤属 xie chi teng shu Sphenodesme Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 19. 1820.