Biology:Alvesia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Alvesia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Alvesia
Welw.
Synonyms[1]

Plectranthastrum T.C.E.Fr.

Alvesia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1869. It is native to central Africa.[1][2]

Species[1]
  • Alvesia clerodendroides (T.C.E.Fr.) B.Mathew - Burundi, Tanzania
  • Alvesia cylindricalyx (B.Mathew) B.Mathew - Zaïre, Zambia
  • Alvesia rosmarinifolia Welw. - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Zambia Angola

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.

Wikidata ☰ Q3767508 entry