Biology: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. |
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Durieua Mérat | |
Lafuentea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lafuentea Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37752-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q5854410 entry
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