Perilla

Perilla frutescens

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: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Elsholtzieae
Genus: Perilla
Species: P. australis – P. bracteata –P. cavaleriei – P. citriodora – P. dadoensis – P. dianthera – P. elsholtzioides – P. exfoliata – P. fordii – P. frutescens – P. glandulosa – P. hangchouensis – P. japonica – P. longibracteata – P. longispica – P. macrobracteata – P. pauciflora – P. perforata – P. scabra – P. sinensis – P. soochouensis – P. szechuanensis –P. tamdaoensis

Name

Perilla L., Gen. Pl. ed. 6: 578 (1764)

• Type species: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 277. (1894)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dentidia Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 869 (1790)
    • Type: Dentidia nankinensis Lour. (= Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton).
  • Hedeoma sect. Mosla Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 366. (1834)
  • Mosla (Benth.) Buch.-Ham. ex Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 20: 456. (1875)
    • Type: (designated by Babu & Nayar in Taxon 18: 596. 1969): Lycopus diantherus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (≡ Perilla dianthera (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Bo Li & C.L.Xiang), syn. nov.
  • Keiskea Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 105.(1865)
    • Type: Keiskea japonica Miq. (≡ Perilla japonica (Miq.) Bo Li & C.L.Xiang), syn. nov.
  • Orthodon Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 167. (1865), nom. illeg., non R.Br. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 578. (1819)
    • Type: Orthodon japonicus Benth. (= Perilla perforata (Miq.) Bo Li & C.L.Xiang).
      

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References

• Linnaeus, C. 1764. Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. Editio sexta ab auctore reformata et aucta. Pp. [I]-XX, [1]-580, [1-44]. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  p. 578.

Additional references

• Chen, Y.P., Drew, B.T., Li, B., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S. & Xiang, C.L. 2016. Resolving the phylogenetic position of Ombrocharis (Lamiaceae), with reference to the molecular phylogeny of tribe Elsholtzieae. Taxon 65(1): 123-136. DOI: 10.12705/651.8 PDF Reference page. 
• Li, P., Qi, Z.C., Liu, L.X., Ohi-Toma, T., Lee, J., Hsieh, T.H., Fu, C.X., Cameron, K.M. & Qiu, Y.X. 2017. Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the mint tribe Elsholtzieae (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae), with an emphasis on its diversification in East Asia. Scientific Reports 7(1): 1-12. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02157-6 Reference page. 
• Li, B., Xu, S.C., Min, D.Z., Sun, Z.P., Chen, Y.P., Xiao, J.F., Bongcheewin, B., Kim, S., Nuraliev, M.S., Funamoto, T. & Sennikov, A.N. 2025. Two in, one out: A comprehensive phylogeny of the tribe Elsholtzieae (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae) sheds new light on its generic delimitation. Taxon. DOI: 10.1002/tax.70066 PDF

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Perilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Perilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2014. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Perilla. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 7 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• suomi: Veripeipit
• 日本語: シソ属
• Nederlands: Zwarte netel
• 中文: 紫蘇, 紫苏

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