Lagochilus

Lagochilus is a genus of the mint family that contains Turkistan mint (Lagochilus inebrians).^[2][3] It is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia (Iran,^[4] Pakistan, Kazakhstan,^[5] Mongolia, China, etc.).^[1][6]

Lagochilus
Lagochilus platyacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Lamioideae
Genus:	Lagochilus Bunge ex Benth.
Synonyms[1]
Yermoloffia Bél. Chlainanthus Briq. Lagochilopsis Knorring

Etymology of genus name

The genus name Lagochilus is derived from the Greek elements λαγός (lagos) "hare" and χείλος (ch(e)ilos) "lip" (in reference to a perceived resemblance between the shape of the corolla and the cleft lip of a hare).^[7]

Species^[1]

1. Lagochilus acutilobus (Ledeb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
2. Lagochilus alutaceus Bunge — Iran
3. Lagochilus androssowii Knorring — Kazakhstan
4. Lagochilus aucheri Boiss. — Iran
5. Lagochilus balchanicus Czerniak. — Turkmenistan
6. Lagochilus botschantzevii Kamelin & Tzukerv. — Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
7. Lagochilus bungei Benth. — Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
8. Lagochilus cabulicus Benth. — Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India, Turkmenistan
9. Lagochilus cuneatus Benth. — Afghanistan, Pakistan
10. Lagochilus diacanthophyllus (Pall.) Benth. — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang
11. Lagochilus drobovii Kamelin & Tzukerv. — Kyrgyzstan
12. Lagochilus grandiflorus C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan — Xinjiang
13. Lagochilus gypsaceus Vved. — Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
14. Lagochilus hindukushi Kamelin & Gubanov — Afghanistan
15. Lagochilus hirsutissimus Vved — Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
16. Lagochilus hirtus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — Kazakhstan, Xinjiang
17. Lagochilus hispidus (Bél.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — Iran
18. Lagochilus ilicifolius Bunge ex Benth. — Tuva Republic in Russia, Mongolia, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi
19. Lagochilus inebrians Bunge — Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
20. Lagochilus kaschgaricus Rupr. — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang
21. Lagochilus knorringianus Pavlov — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
22. Lagochilus kschtutensis Knorring — Tajikistan
23. Lagochilus lanatonodus C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan — Xinjiang
24. Lagochilus leiacanthus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — Xinjiang, Kazakhstan
25. Lagochilus longidentatus Knorring — Kazakhstan
26. Lagochilus macracanthus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — Iran
27. Lagochilus nevskii Knorring — Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
28. Lagochilus occultiflorus Rupr. — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
29. Lagochilus olgae Kamelin — Uzbekistan
30. Lagochilus paulsenii Briq. — Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
31. Lagochilus platyacanthus Rupr. — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang, Tajikistan
32. Lagochilus platycalyx Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
33. Lagochilus proskorjakovii Ikramov — Uzbekistan
34. Lagochilus pubescens Vved. — Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
35. Lagochilus pulcher Knorring — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
36. Lagochilus pungens Schrenk — Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
37. Lagochilus quadridentatus Jamzad — Iran
38. Lagochilus schugnanicus Knorring — Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan
39. Lagochilus seravschanicus Knorring — Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
40. Lagochilus setulosus Vved. — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
41. Lagochilus subhispidus Knorring — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
42. Lagochilus taukumensis Tzukerv. — Kazakhstan
43. Lagochilus turkestanicus Knorring — Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
44. Lagochilus vvedenskyi Kamelin & Tzukerv. — Uzbekistan
45. Lagochilus xianjiangensis G.J.Liu - Xinjiang

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Golden Guide, Books Online
3. Sage Wisdom
4. Jamzad, Z. (1988). "The genus Lagochilus (Labiatae) in Iran". Iran J. Bot. 4 (1): 91–103.
5. Aimenova, Z.E.; Eshibaev, A.A.; Zaynutdinov, U.N. "Research of areas of distribution of valuable medicinal species of plants of Lagochilus Bunge (Lamiaceae) genus of South Kazakhstan territory". Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Biology and Medical Sciences; Vienna, Austria. 13 January 2015. pp. 4–9.
6. "Lagochilus Bunge ex Bentham, Labiat. Gen. Spec. 640. 1834.; 兔唇花属 tu chun hua shu". Flora of China. Vol. 17. p. 166 – via Efloras.org.
7. Mamadalieva NZ, Akramov DK, Wessjohann LA, Hussain H, Long C, Tojibaev KS, Alshammari E, Ashour ML, Wink M (January 2021). "The Genus Lagochilus (Lamiaceae): A Review of Its Diversity, Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology". Plants. 10 (1). doi:10.3390/plants10010132. PMC 7826601. PMID 33440727.