Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens

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: Perilla
Species: Perilla frutescens
Varietates: P. f. var. crispa – P. f. var. frutescens – P. f. var. hirtella

Name

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocimum frutescens L., Sp. Pl.: 597 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Perilla ocymoides L., Gen. Pl. ed. 6: 578 (1764), nom. superfl.
  • Perilla urticifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 80 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Perilla frutescens var. typica Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 7 (1926), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Primorye Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Alabama, Arkansas, Cambodia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Romania, South Carolina, South European Russi, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. , 1894. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5:277.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Perilla frutescens in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Perilla frutescens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Perilla frutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Perilla frutescens. Published online. Accessed: Apr 12 2022.

Vernacular names

suomi: Veripeippi
日本語: エゴマ, 荏胡麻, 荏
한국어: 들깨
中文: 紫苏, 白紫苏

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