Phryma

Phryma leptostachya

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: Phrymaceae
Genus: Phryma
Species: P. leptostachya – P. nana – P. oblongifolia

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phryma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April-09 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Name

Phryma L. Sp. Pl. 2: 601. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Leptostachia Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 201. (1763) nom. rej. against Leptostachya Nees (1832) (Acanthaceae) and nom. superfl. for Phryma L. (1753).

Homonyms

• Phryma Forssk. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica cxv. (1775)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional:Temperate Asia & N. America Alabama, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 601. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Barker, W.R., Nesom, G.L., Beardsley, P.M. & Fraga, N.S. 2012. A taxonomic conspectus of Phrymaceae: A narrowed circumscription for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations. Phytoneuron 2012-39: 1–60. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phryma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April-09 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Phryma. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 16 2015. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Phryma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar. 2015. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Lopseed
• 日本語: ハエドクソウ
• 한국어: 파리풀속
• 中文: 透骨草属