Germander

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Teucrium is a genus of perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. The name is believed to refer to King Teucer of Troy.^[3] Members of the genus are commonly known as germanders. These species are herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are most common in Mediterranean climates.

An unusual feature of this genus compared with other members of Lamiaceae is that the flowers completely lack the upper lip of the corolla, although it is somewhat reduced also in other genera (Ajuga among them).

Several species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Coleophora case-bearers Coleophora auricella and Coleophora chamaedriella. The latter is only known from Wall Germander (T. chamaedrys).

Teucrium species are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and a pollen source, and some species have culinary and/or medical value.

Selected species

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Teucrium capitatum

Teucrium ajugaceum F.M.Bailey & F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey
Teucrium almeriense C.E.Hubb. & Sandwith
Teucrium arduinoi L.
Teucrium argutum
Teucrium aroanium
Teucrium balfourii Vierh.
Teucrium balthazaris Sennen
Teucrium betonicum L’Hér.
Teucrium botrys L. – Cut-leaved Germander
Teucrium canadense L. – American Germander
Teucrium capitatum
Teucrium carolipaui C.Vicioso ex Pau
Teucrium chamaedrys L. – Wall Germander
Teucrium chardonianum – Aouioura Germander
Teucrium coahuilanum B.L.Turner
Teucrium corymbosum R.Br.
Teucrium creticum L.
Teucrium cossonii – Fruity Teucrium
Teucrium cubense Jacq. – Small Coastal Germander
Teucrium demnatense
Teucrium divaricatum
Teucrium flavum L. – Yellow Germander
Teucrium fruticans L. – Tree Germander, Shrubby Germander, Bush Germander
Teucrium glandulosum Kellogg – Common Germander
Teucrium gnaphalodes L’Hér.

Teucrium grandiusculum
Teucrium heterophyllum
Teucrium japonicum
Teucrium laciniatum – Lacy Germander
Teucrium lepicephalum Pau
Teucrium marum L. – Cat Thyme
Teucrium massiliense L.
Teucrium montanum L.
Teucrium orientale L. – Oriental Germander
Teucrium polium L. – Felty Germander
Teucrium pseudochamaepitys L.
Teucrium puechiae Greuter & Burdet
Teucrium pyrenaicum
Teucrium racemosum – Grey Germander, Forest Germander
Teucrium scordium L. – Water Germander
Teucrium scorodonia L. – Woodland Germander
Teucrium socotranum Vierh.
Teucrium subspinosum Pourr. ex Willd.
Teucrium townsendii
- Teucrium townsendii ssp. affine
- Teucrium townsendii var. townsendii
Teucrium vesicarium Mill.
Teucrium viscidum Blume
Teucrium werneri – Jbel Kest Germander^[4]^[5]

Formerly placed here

Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. (as T. chamaepitys L.)^[5]

References

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↑ “Genus: Teucrium L.” Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
↑ “Teucrium“ (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ Grieve, Maude (1971). A Modern Herbal. Courier Dover Publications. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-486-22798-6.
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↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 “GRIN Species Records of Teucrium“. Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-02-06.

External links

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USDA PLANTS Profile

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[GRIN-1] “Genus: Teucrium L.” Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

[ing-2] “Teucrium“ (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

[Grieve-3] Grieve, Maude (1971). A Modern Herbal. Courier Dover Publications. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-486-22798-6.

[ITIS-4] Template:ITIS

[GRINSpecies-5] 5.0 ^5.1 “GRIN Species Records of Teucrium“. Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-02-06.

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