| Holmskioldia | |
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| Holmskioldia sanguinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Holmskioldia Retz. |
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Holmskioldia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
The genus name is derived from Johan Theodor Holmskiold (1731-1793), a Danish and botanist. He wrote Beata ruris otia fungis Danicis, published in two volumes in 1790 and 1799.[1]