Adenosma

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: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus:
Species: A. annamense – A. bracteosa – A. camphorata – A. cordifolia – A. debilis – A. elsholtzioides – A. glutinosa – A. hirsuta – A. indiana – A. inopinata – A. javanica – A. macrophylla – A. malabarica – A. microcephala – A. muelleri – A. nelsonioides – A. papuana – A. punctata – A. retusiloba – A. subrepens – A. ternata – A. thorelii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Adenosma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 23. Reference page.

Name

Adenosma R.Br., Prodr. 442. (1810)

Type species: Adenosma caeruleum R.Br. Prodr. 443. (1810)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Pterostigma Benth. in Scroph. Ind.: 20 (1835)
- Spathestigma Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 204 (1837)
- Stoechadomentha L. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 466 (1891)
- Anisanthera Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 100 (1854)

Homonyms

Adenosma Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 3: 75 (1832), nom. illeg. hom. (Acanthaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regional: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia
  - Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 May 23 [1].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Adenosma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 May 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Adenosma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2014. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Adenosma. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

مصرى: عبيث
العربية: عبيث
Ελληνικά: Αδένοσμα
中文: 毛麝香属