Lafuentea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
| Lafuentea | |
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| Lafuentea rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Lafuentea Lag. |
| Synonyms | |
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Durieua Mérat | |
Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain.[1]
The genus name of Lafuentea is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780), Spanish military doctor who wrote about yellow fever.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 19 in 1816.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Lafuentea jeanpertiana Maire
- Lafuentea rotundifolia Lag.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lafuentea Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.