Lamiaceae
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Lamiaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the mint or deadnettle family, that includes many aromatic herbs such as mint, basil, rosemary, and lavender.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
→
taxon → |
| class | Magnoliopsida → |
| commonName |
deadnettle family
→
mint family → |
| contains |
Ajuga reptans
→
Coleus scutellarioides → Glechoma hederacea → Hyssopus officinalis → Lamium purpureum → Lavandula angustifolia → Leonurus cardiaca → Marrubium vulgare → Melissa officinalis → Mentha → Monarda didyma → Nepeta cataria → Basil →
surface form:
Ocimum basilicum
Origanum vulgare → Perilla frutescens → Plectranthus amboinicus → Prunella vulgaris → Rosemary →
surface form:
Rosmarinus officinalis
Salvia hispanica → Salvia officinalis → Rosemary →
surface form:
Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia splendens → Stachys officinalis → Teucrium chamaedrys → Thymus vulgaris → Vitex agnus-castus → |
| distribution | cosmopolitan → |
| division | Magnoliophyta → |
| economicUse |
culinary herbs
→
medicinal plants → ornamental plants → sources of essential oils → |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowers typically bilabiate (two-lipped)
→
leaves usually opposite → many species are aromatic → many species contain essential oils → often has square stems → |
| kingdom | Plantae → |
| notableGenus |
Lavandula
→
Mentha → Origanum → Salvia → Thymus → |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED → |
| taxonRank | family → |
| typeOf | flowering plant family → |