Characteristic of Woundwort

Woundwort (Stachys syn. Betonica L.) are a genus of the mint family (Lamiaceae). Formerly a part of the species of the genus in its own genre of concreting (Betonica was divided), today this name is a Synonym.

Description

There are usually one or perennial herbaceous plants, Shrubs or rarely small shrubs. In dense Scheinquirlen that are in the axils of hochblattartigen pairs of leaves, the flowers are arranged. The inflorescence is not particularly the leafy stalks removed. It is typical mint.

The only different feature is that the stamens, at least, the two outer, at the latest by the end of the flower turned and bent outward. The flowers are hermaphrodite zygomorph. The green sepals are tubular-fused to a bell-shaped calyx.

The color of the petals varies, depending on the kind of red, pink, yellow or white. Upper and lower lips are always present. The upper lip is more or less flat, at least not strongly eroded. The four stamens protrude from the corolla tube, but not surpass the upper lip. As fruits triangular Klausen are formed.

Occurrence

The genus Stachys is widespread with about 300 species throughout the world except Australia and New Zealand. Distribution centers are the Mediterranean, the Middle East, South Africa and Chile.

Etymology and classification

The German name is a Prussian woundwort loan word from the Sorbian. The word-initial prototype with š comes closer to the upper right Wendish čisćik. The ts-initial sound has been shaped by the average change in the usual Märkischen (t) š in ts in loan words from Wend.

This change is also found in Niederwendischen cysć, and in the Czech čistek in Polish czyściec and Russian Чистец. directs the Scientific Name Stachys contrast, stengh from the Indo-European * or * stngh Pierce (= ab), from this root also comes from the Latin spica (= the spike). The name refers to the false spikes, which forms the genus.

Previously, the species that lack the unpleasant smell associated with the genus concreting, then chose the sterile leaf rosettes, the ratio of the stem of the basal leaves to the leaf surface, or the hair in the corolla tube as a distinctive ring. Today, both genera are united.

The name comes from the Latin concreting: Betonica, which is found in Pliny, Natural History, for example, or Scribonius Largus; the term vettōnica seemed common, mentioned by Pliny as well, or is found in De re Pelagonius veterinaria. The names go on the Celtic tribe of the Vectone or Vettones, who lived in Lusitania in the Iberian Peninsula.

The Romance forms, such as for example, have Bettonica Italian, Spanish or Betonica frz. bétoine mingled in some dialects with Britannicus (= British). A source from the Celtic bentonic, such as Georg Christoph Wittstein is claimed excluded.



Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zieste

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