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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| Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain photo by Javier Martín | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleonia lusitanica (L.) L.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
editExternal links
edit- Linnean Collection photo of type specimen
- Wildflowers of Andalucia
- Project Noah