; Fl. Cochinch. 372 (1790)
Distribution: Old World tropics and subtropics. The circumscription changed significantly - see for example Paton et al. 2019
= Anisochilus Wall. ex Benth.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300 (1830)
= Ascocarydion G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 162 (1931)
= Briquetastrum Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 102 (1929)
= Burnatastrum Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 358 (1897)
= Calchas P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 160 (1997)
= Capitanya Schweinf. ex Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 105 (1895)
= Echinostachys E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 243 (1838)
= Englerastrum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 178 (1894)
= Holostylon Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 103 (1929)
= Isodictyophorus Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 285 (1917)
= Leocus A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 125 (1909)
= Majana Rumph. ex Bosc; Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. [Déterville] 13: 556 (1803)
= Mitsa Chapel. ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 52 (1832), pro syn.
= Neohyptis J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 258 (1962)
= Neomuellera Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 180 (1894)
= Pycnostachys Hook.; Exot. Fl. 3: t. 202 (1826)
= Rabdosiella Codd; Bothalia 15: 9 (1984)
= Saccostoma Wall. ex Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 449 (1845), nomen
= Solenostemon Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 271 (1827)
= Stiptanthus Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 352 (1897)
= Symphostemon Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 867 (1900)