Cleonia

Cleonia
Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain
photo by Javier Martín
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Cleonia
L.
Species: C. lusitanica
Binomial name
Cleonia lusitanica
(L.) L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Prunella lusitanica L.
  • Prunella odorata Lam.
  • Cleonia lusitanica var. aristata Cout.
  • Cleonia punica Beauverd

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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