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Genus of flowering plants

Cleonia
Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain
photo by Javier Martín
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Cleonia
L.
Species: C. lusitanica
Binomial name
Cleonia lusitanica
(L.) L.
Synonyms
  • 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.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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