Biology:Odontarrhena lesbiaca

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Odontarrhena lesbiaca
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Odontarrhena
Species:
O. lesbiaca
Binomial name
Odontarrhena lesbiaca
P. Candargy
Synonyms
  • Alyssum lesbiacum (Candargy) Rech.f.

Odontarrhena lesbiaca, syn. Alyssum lesbiacum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native only to the East Aegean Islands, such as Lesbos, Rhodes or Samos.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Paléologos C. Candargy in 1897[2] under its current accepted binomial name.

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet lesbiaca means "Lesbian", which references its native occurrence on the Greek island of Lesbos.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15532788 entryTemplate:Brassicales-stub