GeneraLamiophlomis and Paraphlomis were originally separated from genus Phlomis s.l. according to some particular morphological characters. However, their relationship was highly controversial as referred to diverse literature and studies. In this paper, the systematic positions of Lamiophlomis, Paraphlomis and their related genera were assessed based on nuclear ITS and chloroplast rpl16, trnL-F sequences data using M