Mazus is a genus of low-growing perennial plants. It has been placed in various plant families including Phrymaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and recently in the family Mazaceae.[1] Consisting of around 40 species, this genus is generally found in damp habitats in lowland or mountain regions of China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Mazaceae |
| Genus: | Mazus Lour. |
40 species are accepted:[2]
- Mazus alpinus Masam.
- Mazus arenarius Heenan, P.N.Johnson & C.J.Webb
- Mazus caducifer Hance
- Mazus celsioides Hand.-Mazz.
- Mazus danxiacola Bo Li & B.Chen
- Mazus delavayi Bonati
- Mazus dentatus Wall. ex Benth.
- Mazus fauriei Bonati
- Mazus fruticosus Bo Li, D.G.Zhang & C.L.Xiang
- Mazus fukienensis P.C.Tsoong
- Mazus gracilis Hemsl.
- Mazus harmandii Banati
- Mazus henryi P.C.Tsoong
- Mazus humilis Hand.-Mazz.
- Mazus kweichowensis P.C.Tsoong & H.P.Yang
- Mazus lalashanensis S.S.Ying
- Mazus lecomtei Bonati
- Mazus longipes Bonati
- Mazus miquelii Makino — Miquel's mazus
- Mazus novaezeelandiae W.R.Barker
- Mazus oliganthus H.L.Li
- Mazus omeiensis H.L.Li
- Mazus procumbens Hemsl.
- Mazus pulchellus Hemsl.
- Mazus pumilio R.Br. — Swamp mazus
- Mazus pumilus (Burm.f.) Steenis — Japanese mazus
- Mazus quadriprotuberans N.Yonez.
- Mazus radicans (Hook.f.) Cheeseman — Swamp musk
- Mazus reptans N.E.Br. (synonym of M. miquelii) — Creeping mazus
- Mazus rockii H.L.Li
- Mazus saltuarius Hand.-Mazz.
- Mazus solanifolius P.C.Tsoong & H.P.Yang
- Mazus somggangensis S.S.Ying
- Mazus spicatus Vaniot
- Mazus stachydifolius (Turcz.) Maxim.
- Mazus sunhangii D.G.Zhang & T.Deng
- Mazus surculosus D.Don — Suckering mazus
- Mazus tainanensis T.H.Hsieh
- Mazus uniflorus S.S.Ying
- Mazus wanmuliensis M.Qian & L.B.Geng
- Mazus xiuningensis X.H.Guo & X.L.Liu
References edit
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- ^ Reveal, J. (2011). "Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification". Kew Bulletin. 66 (1): 5–48. doi:10.1007/s12225-011-9259-y. page 47
- ^ Mazus Lour. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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