Ajugoides

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image =Ajugoides_humilis_(flower_s10).jpg

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|genus = Ajugoides

|parent_authority = Makino

|species = humilis

|authority = (Miq.) Makino

|synonyms =

  • Ajuga humilis Miq.
  • Lamium humile (Miq.) Maxim.
  • Stachys humilis (Miq.) Matsum. & Kudô

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Ajugoides is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1915. It has only one known species, Ajugoides humilis, endemic to Japan. It has been reported from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=5432 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

Ajugoides is closely related to Lamium and considered part of that genus by some authorities.Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Category:Lamiaceae

Category:Endemic flora of Japan

Category:Monotypic Lamiaceae genera