Betonica officinalis

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: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Betoniceae
Genus: Betonica
Species: Betonica officinalis
Subspecies: B. o. subsp. haussknechtii – B. o. subsp. officinalis – B. o. subsp. skipetarum – B. o. subsp. velebitica
Varietates: B. o. var. algeriensis – B. o. var. serotina

Name

Betonica officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 573 (1753)
Note: The varietates can not be objectively linked with any of the subspecies.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Stachys betonica Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 532 (1834), nom. superfl.
- Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis., Prosp. Fl. Eugan.: 26 (1842).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, West Siberia, Yakutskiya (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Turkey.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts, New York (introduced).

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 573. Reference page.

Additional references

Komarov, V.L. et al. (eds.). 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. 30 vols. Moscow/Leningrad: Botanicheskii institut, Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. Reference page.
Li, H.W. & Hedge, I.C. 1994. Betonica. Pp. 177–178 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 17: Verbenaceae through Solanaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-24-X. efloras PDF Reference page.
Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) 1997. Флора Сибири. [Flora of Siberia] 11: Pyrolaceae - Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Novosibirsk: Nauka, 296 pp. ISBN 5-02-031176-6. (in Russian) DJVU English translation: 2006. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth, 310 pp. ISBN 1-57808-110-6. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Betonica officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Betonica officinalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Betonica officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Apr 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Betonica officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Apr 01 2022.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ستاتشى اوفيسيناليس
azərbaycanca: Dərman poruğu
беларуская: Буквіца лекавая
български: Лечебен ранилист
català: Betònica
нохчийн: Турсоби
čeština: Bukvice lékařská
Cymraeg: Cribau San Ffraid
dansk: Lægebetonie
Deutsch: Echte Betonie
English: Betony
Esperanto: Betoniko
español: Betónica
eesti: Harilik tõnnike
فارسی: سنبله‌ای آفیسینالیس
suomi: Rohtopähkämö
français: Épiaire officinale
Gaeilge: Lus beatha
hrvatski: Betonika
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna bukwica
magyar: Orvosi tisztesfű
հայերեն: Թթվիճ դեղատու
italiano: Erba betonica
日本語: ベトニー
ქართული: სამკურნალო ბარისპირა
қазақша: Дәрілік жөтелшай
lietuvių: Vaistinė notra
эрзянь: Ормаменьксэнь мазый пря тикше
Nederlands: Betonie
occitan: Brotonica
polski: Bukwica zwyczajna
русский: Буквица лекарственная
slovenčina: Betonika lekárska
српски / srpski: Ранилист - Ranilist
svenska: Humlesuga
українська: Буквиця лікарська
中文: 药水苏

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