Monotypic Lamiaceae genera

Melittis melissophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Its common name is bastard balm. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melittis. The genus name is derived from the Greek melitta, which is in turn from melissa ("a bee").

Holmskioldia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Himalayas (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar) but widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in many places (Southeast Asia, New Caledonia, Hawaii, Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, etc.) It contains only one known species, Holmskioldia sanguinea, commonly called the Chinese hat plant, cup-and-saucer-plant or '''mandarin's hat.'''

Amethystea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It has only one known species, Amethystea caerulea, commonly known as blue amethystea. It is native to China, Japan, Korea, Central Asia (Tibet, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan), and parts of Russia (Altai, Chita, Irkutsk, Buryatiya, Primorye).

Chaiturus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1787. It contains only one known species, Chaiturus marrubiastrum, native to central and southern Europe (Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Balkans, Ukraine, etc.), Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia (Altai, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan). False motherwort is a common name for this species.

Horminum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, comprising a single species, Horminum pyrenaicum. Common names include dragonmouth and Pyrenean dead-nettle.

Tripora is genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1999. It includes only one known species, Tripora divaricata, native to Japan, Korea, and China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan).

Basilicum is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia (Saudi Arabia, India, China, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, etc.), New Guinea, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Zataria is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1876. It contains only one known species, Zataria multiflora, native to southwestern Asia (Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir).

Cuminia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, Cuminia eriantha. It is endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of Chile and politically a part of that country.

Cedronella is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Mentheae of the family Lamiaceae, comprising a single species, Cedronella canariensis, native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. It is also naturalized in various places (South Africa, St. Helena, New Zealand, California). Common names include Canary Islands-balm, Canary balm, and Balm-of-Gilead.

Peronema is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1822. It contains only one known species, Peronema canescens, native to Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.

Cleonia is a genus of plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae), first described in 1763. It contains only one known species, Cleonia lusitanica, native to Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Hoslundia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1804. It contains only one known species, Hoslundia opposita. It is widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

Holocheila is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1962. It contains only one known species, Holocheila longipedunculata. It is endemic to Yunnan Province in China.

Leucosceptrum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1806. It contains only one known species, Leucosceptrum canum, native to south-western China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan),the eastern Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Nagaland, Bangladesh), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam).

Colebrookea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1806. It contains only one known species, Colebrookea oppositifolia, native to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan.

Stachydeoma, common name mock pennyroyal, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Stachydeoma graveolens, endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. It has been found only in the northwestern part of the state, referred to colloquially as the "Panhandle."

Kurzamra is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1891. It contains only one known species, Kurzamra pulchella, native to Chile and northwestern Argentina.

Synandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the mint family containing the single species Synandra hispidula, which is known by the common name Guyandotte beauty. It is native to the east-central United States where it ranges from southern Illinois to western North Carolina and Virginia.

Piloblephis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. It contains only one known species, Piloblephis rigida, the wild pennyroyal, or pennyroyal native to Florida, southern Georgia, and the Bahamas.

Renschia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1888. It contains only one known species, Renschia heterotypica, endemic to Somaliland in East Africa.

Paralamium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1913. It contains only one known species, Paralamium griffithii, native to Yunnan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam.

Ajugoides is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1915. It has only one known species, Ajugoides humilis, endemic to Japan. It has been reported from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

Benguellia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1931. It contains only one known species, Benguellia lanceolata, endemic to Angola.

Roylea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It contains only one known species, Roylea cinerea, native to the Western Himalayas of Nepal and northern India.

Perillula is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1875. It contains only one known species, Perillula reptans, endemic to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands).

Eurysolen is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1898. It contains only one known species, Eurysolen gracilis. It is native to southern China (Yunnan Province), Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, and western Indonesia.

Gontscharovia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1953. It contains only one known species, Gontscharovia popovii, native to the mountains of south-central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kashmir).

Pentapleura is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1913. It contains only one known species, Pentapleura subulifera, native to southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.

Wenchengia is a genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1965. It contains only one known species, Wenchengia alternifolia, endemic to Hainan Province in China.

Ombrocharis is a genus of flowering plant in the tribe Elsholtzieae of the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1936. It contains only one known species, Ombrocharis dulcis, endemic to Hunan Province in China.

Drepanocaryum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1954. It contains only one known species, Drepanocaryum sewerzowii, native to west, central and south-central Asia (Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan).

Prasium, common name white hedge-nettle, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1982. It contains only one known species, Prasium majus, first described for modern science in 1753. It is native to Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean region of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, as far east as Turkey, Cyprus, and Israel.

Discretitheca is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1999. It contains only one known species, Discretitheca nepalensis, endemic to Nepal.

Eriopidion is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1976. It contains only one known species, Eriopidion strictum. It is native to Venezuela and Brazil.

Warnockia is a genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1996. It contains only one known species, Warnockia scutellarioides, the prairie brazosmint, native to the south-central United States (Texas and Oklahoma) and northern Mexico (Coahuila).

Pseudochamaesphacos spinosa is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pseudochamaesphacos. It is endemic to Iran.

Phlomidoschema is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. It contains only one known species, Phlomidoschema parviflorum, native to south-central Asia and the northern part of the Indian subcontinent (Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Punjab region in India).