Moluccella is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central and Southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean.[1] They are tall, upright, branched plants growing to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.[2][3]
| Moluccella | |
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| Moluccella laevis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
| Genus: | Moluccella L. |
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- Species[1]
- Moluccella aucheri (Boiss.) Scheen - Iran, Pakistan
- Moluccella bucharica (B.Fedtsch.) Ryding - Uzbekistan
- Moluccella fedtschenkoana (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
- Moluccella laevis L. - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America
- Moluccella olgae (Regel) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
- Moluccella otostegioides Prain - Pakistan
- Moluccella sogdiana (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
- Moluccella spinosa L. - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine
Cultivation
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Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.