What is "caryopteris"

Caryopteris (bluebeard; ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (formerly often placed in the family Verbenaceae). They are native to east Asia ( China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia).

They are herbaceous plants or small shrubs growing to 1–4 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple ovate to lanceolate, with an entire or crenate margin; they are often aromatic. The blue or white flowers are pollinated by butterflies and bumblebees. The fruit is a four-valved capsule containing four seeds.

1. Caryopteris forrestii Diels - Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
2. Caryopteris glutinosa Rehd. - Sichuan
3. Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq. - Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
4. Caryopteris jinshajiangensis Y.K.Yang & X.D.Cong - Yunnan
5. Caryopteris mongholica Bunge - Mongolia, Gansu, Hebei, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi
6. Caryopteris tangutica Maxim. - Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan
7. Caryopteris trichosphaera W.W.Smith - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan

1. Caryopteris aureoglandulosa (Vaniot) C. Y. Wu = Schnabelia aureoglandulosa (Vaniot) P.D.Cantino
2. Caryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb. = Pseudocaryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) P.D.Cantino
3. Caryopteris divaricata Maxim = Tripora divaricata (Maxim.) P.D.Cantino
4. Caryopteris nepetifolia (Benth.) Maxim = Schnabelia nepetifolia (Benth.) P.D.Cantino
5. Caryopteris paniculata C.B.Clarke = Pseudocaryopteris paniculata (C.B.Clarke) P.D.Cantino
6. Caryopteris siccanea W.W.Sm. = Rubiteucris siccanea (W.W.Sm.) P.D.Cantino
7. Caryopteris terniflora Maxim. = Schnabelia terniflora (Maxim.) P.D.Cantino