Betonica
Betonica is a genus of the plants in the family Lamiaceae.
Betonica was until recently usually included in the genus Stachys as a subgenus Stachys subg. Betonica Bhattacharjee, but was separated at genus rank from Stachys when a detailed morphological examination showed clear consistent differences in both the foliage and flowers, valid at a higher rank than the previous treatment as just a subgenus. This has been confirmed by genetic study, which shows Betonica is separate from Stachys and more closely related to the hemp-nettles Galeopsis.
Species
Species include:- Betonica alopecuros L.
- Betonica betoniciflora Sennikov
- Betonica brantii Boiss.
- Betonica bulgarica Degen & Nejceff
- Betonica hirsuta L.
- Betonica macrantha K.Koch
- Betonica nivea Steven
- Betonica officinalis L.
- Betonica orientalis L.
- Betonica scardica Griseb.