Common Names - Mint Family | Synonyms - |
Authority - Juss. | Total Number of genera - 263 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 7000 |
Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Herb | |
World Distribution - Cosmopolitan but esp. Mediterranean to Central America. Very rare in N.Z. | |
Comments - Labiatae has grown considerably in size in recent years since a number of genera in verbenaceae have been shown to fit better in Labiatae. Shrubs & herbs, rarely trees. Important timbers Many members are aromatic. |