Odontarrhena lesbiaca

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Odontarrhena lesbiaca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Odontarrhena
Species:
O. lesbiaca
Binomial name
Odontarrhena lesbiaca
P. Candargy
Synonyms
  • Alyssum lesbiacum(Candargy) Rech.f.

Odontarrhena lesbiaca, syn. Alyssum lesbiacum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native only to the East Aegean Islands, such as Lesbos, Rhodes or Samos. [1]

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Taxonomy

The species was first described by Paléologos C. Candargy in 1897 [2] under its current accepted binomial name.

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet lesbiaca means "Lesbian", which references its native occurrence on the Greek island of Lesbos. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Odontarrhena lesbiaca Candargy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  2. 1 2 Candargy, M. Paléologos C. (1897-01-01). "Flore De L'Ile De Lesbos". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. 44 (1): 140–144. doi:10.1080/00378941.1897.10830751. ISSN   0037-8941.
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