Scutellaria volubilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Scutellarioideae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species: Scutellaria volubilis

Name

Scutellaria volubilis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 325 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Perilomia volubilis (Kunth) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 233 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Perilomia briquetiana Mansf., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 284 (1925).
  • Perilomia cumanensis (Kunth) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 233 (1896).
  • Perilomia palamblaensis Mansf., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 284 (1925).
  • Scutellaria cumanensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 325 (1818).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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. 
• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. 859 pp., Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Scutellaria volubilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Scutellaria volubilis. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Scutellaria volubilis. Accessed: Jan 13 2026. Reference page.