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Amethystea
Sign in to saveAmethystea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It has only one known species, Amethystea caerulea, commonly known as blue amethystea. It is native to China, Japan, Korea, Central Asia (Tibet, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan), and parts of Russia (Altai, Chita, Irkutsk, Buryatiya, Primorye).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
General: 2n = 20, 26. One species, Amethystea caerulea L.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- BUF, MNHN, UCONN, B, UPS, VT
- Recorded in
- United States, France, China, Russian Federation, Korea Democratic Republic Of, Sweden, Urss, Germany
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- Amethystea
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- Amethystea
- taxon common name
- 水棘针属
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Amethystea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It has only one known species, Amethystea caerulea, commonly known as blue amethystea. It is native to China, Japan, Korea, Central Asia (Tibet, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan), and parts of Russia (Altai, Chita, Irkutsk, Buryatiya, Primorye).
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