Prasium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Stachydeae
Genus: Prasium
Species: P. majus

Prasium L., Sp. Pl. 2: 601 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 261 (1754).

Lectotype species: Prasium majus L., designated by Greene, Prop. Brit. Bot. 166 (1929).
monotypic taxon

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France (introduced), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Bosnia-Hercegovina (doubtful), Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia), Sicilia (Isole Pelagie, Pantelleria, Sicily).
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia (introduced)
  - Canary Islands (Tenerife), Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Türkiye.

Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

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Tropicos.org 2025. Prasium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2025. Reference page.
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Prasium. Accessed: 2025 May 27.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Prasium in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2025 May 15. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Prasium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 15.Reference page.