Clinopodium

Clinopodium has been defined very differently by different authors. Some have restricted it to as few as 13 species, all closely related to the type species, Clinopodium vulgare. In the latest revision of Lamiaceae, Clinopodium encompassed about 100 species, including those otherwise placed in the genera Acinos, Calamintha, Micromeria, Satureja, and Xenopoma. This circumscription, called Clinopodium sensu lato, was shown to be polyphyletic in 2004, with additional information on the issue published in 2010. As currently defined, Clinopodium includes both a core clade of this genus that includes the type species and a sister clade that is a broad assemblage of New World species designated Clinopodium alongside species included in 22 other genera. This "Clinopodium complex" will need a systematic taxonomic and nomenclatural review before valid names can be designated. ==Selected species==

The genus Clinopodium is considered polyphyletic by modern authors. The cladistic classification below follows the clades outlined in Brauchler, et al (2010) with additional species data from Drew, et al (2017). New World species of Clinopodium that have not been sequenced are assumed to be part of the "New World group". ===Clinopodium sensu stricto=== ===Clinopodium sensu lato=== Clinopodium abyssinicum group Clinopodium acinos group Allied to Ziziphora. Clinopodium nepalense group Clinopodium simense group New World group Polyphyletic assemblage of New World species assigned to Clinopodium intermixed with species from 22 other named genera (including Conradina, Minthostachys, Monardella, etc). Unclear affiliation ==Gallery==

Steentijm.jpg|Clinopodium acinos Acinos alpinus 002.JPG|Clinopodium alpinum Clinopodium arkansanum 5475026.jpg|Clinopodium glabrum Calamintha ashei.jpg|Clinopodium ashei Clinopodium chinense subsp. grandiflorum 1.JPG|Clinopodium chinense Clinopodium coccineum01-Alabama.jpg|Clinopodium coccineum Micromeria corsica 3.JPG|Clinopodium corsicum Calamintha cretica.jpg|Clinopodium creticum Clinopodium dalmaticum kz03.jpg|Clinopodium dalmaticum Clinopodium dentatum (Calamintha dentata) - Bok Tower Gardens - DSC02109.jpg|Clinopodium dentatum Yerba Buena - Clinopodium douglasii.jpg|Clinopodium douglasii Clinopodium glabellum.jpg|Clinopodium glabellum Clinopodium gracile toubana02.jpg|Clinopodium gracile Clinopodium grandiflorum 1.jpg|Clinopodium grandiflorum Clinopodium macranthum 2.JPG|Clinopodium macranthum Clinopodium menthifolium sl1.jpg|Clinopodium menthifolium Clinopodium micranthum 2.JPG|Clinopodium micranthum Calamintha nepeta 1654.jpg|Clinopodium nepeta Clinopodium serpyllifolium Habitus 2011-12-18 SierraMadrona.jpg|Clinopodium serpyllifolium Clinopodium umbrosum (7782544696).jpg|Clinopodium umbrosum ==References==