Dutch: Lipbloemigen.
Botany:
Lamiales; stem quadrangular; aromatic; inflorescence verticillate; flowers bilabiate; style gynobasic; ovary 4 locules; fruit 4 nutlets.
Use: spices; herbs; aromatherapy.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Lamiaceae is a
Family in
Lamiales. Dicrastylidaceae and Symphoremataceae are included in
Lamiaceae.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Verbenales is split off from
Lamiales.
Lamiaceae is split in its 2 subfamilies
Lamioideae and
Nepetoideae, respectively in placed in
Subphase 4 and
Subphase 5. In the first version of the
Plant theory Lamiaceae was placed as a whole in
Subphase 5.
The phosphoric quality of Lamiacaeae is known already a long time. That made is somewhat difficult to see the 2 subfamilies as separate.