Collinsonia

Collinsonia canadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Elsholtzieae
Genus: Collinsonia
Species: C. anisata – C. australis – C. canadensis – C. elsholtzioides – C. glandulosa – C. japonica – C. macrobracteata – C. punctata – C. sinensis – C. szechuanensis – C. verticillata

Name

Collinsonia L., Sp. Pl.: 28 (1753).

• Type species: C. canadensis L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diallosteira Raf., Neogenyt. 2 (1825).
    • Type species: D. punctata Raf., nom. inval.
  • Hypogon Raf., Fl. Ludov. 41 (1817).
    • Type species: H. anisatus (Sims) Raf.
  • Keiskea Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi. 2: 105 (1865).
    • Type species: K. japonica Miq.
  • Micheliella Briq. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenf. 4(3a): 325 (1897).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Pleuradenia Raf., Neogenyt. 2 (1825).
    • Type species: non design.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Taiwan. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas (doubtfully present), Missouri, Wisconsin (extinct). Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas (doubtfully present), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 28. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Peirson, J.A., Cantino, P.D. & Ballard, H.E. 2006. A Taxonomic Revision of Collinsonia (Lamiaceae) Based on Phenetic Analyses of Morphological Variation. Systematic Botany 31(2): 398–409. DOI: 10.1600/036364406777585838 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Hong, S-P. 2007. Pollen morphology and its systematic implications for the genera Keiskea miq. and Collinsonia L. (Elsholtzieae-Lamiaceae). Journal of Plant Biology 50 (5): 533–539. DOI: 10.1007/BF03030706. Supports the separation of these two genera purely on grounds of pollen morphology.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Collinsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 June 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Collinsonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Collinsonia. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014.

Vernacular names

English: Horsebalm
فارسی: كولنسونيه

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