Cleonia

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Cleonia
Cleonia lusitanica EnfoquedeFrente 2010-6-15 DehesaBoyaldePuertollano.jpg
Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain
photo by Javier Martín
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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 [1]
  • Prunella lusitanicaL.
  • Prunella odorataLam.
  • Cleonia lusitanica var. aristataCout.
  • Cleonia punicaBeauverd

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]

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