Killickia

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Killickia
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Killickia pilosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Killickia
Bräuchler, Heubl & Doroszenko

Killickia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae. [1] Described in 2008, the genus includes three species that were formerly placed in Micromeria section Hesperothymus, although it more closely resembles Clinopodium in habit and leaf shape. [2]

Killickia is endemic to the grassland of the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg mountains and midlands. [1]

Species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Killickia Bräuchler, Heubl & Doroszenko | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Brauchler, C, et al. (2008). "Killickia (Lamiaceae): a new genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 157 (3). The Linnean Society of London: 575–586. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00816.x.
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