Teucrium bicolor

Teucrium bicolor

Teucrium bicolor

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: Ajugoideae
Tribus: Teucrieae
Genus: Teucrium
Species Teucrium bicolor

Name

Teucrium bicolor Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 35: n.° 25 (1817).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melosmon bicolor (Sm.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
• Heterotypic
  • Teucrium heterophyllum Cav., Icon. 6: 56 (1801).
  • Teucrium orchideum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1255 (1829).
    • Monipsis orchidea (Lindl.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
  • Teucrium cavanillesii Bertero ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 674 (1841), nom. inval.
  • Teucrium chilense Desf. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 674 (1841), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Chile Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• A.Rees 1817. Cycl. 35: n.° 25

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Teucrium bicolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Teucrium bicolor. Accessed: 28 Sep 2025.Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Teucrium bicolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Teucrium bicolor. Published online. Accessed: Mar 20 2022. Reference page.

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