Cunila

Cunila origanoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Cunila

Overview of species

C. angustifolia – C. crenata – C. fasciculata – C. galioides – C. incana – C. incisa – C. jaliscana – C. leucantha – C. lythrifolia – C. menthiformis – C. menthoides – C. microcephala – C. origanoides – C. platyphylla – C. polyantha – C. pycnantha – C. ramamoorthiana – C. spicata – C. tenuifolia

Name

• Cunila Royen ex L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1359 (1759), nom. cons.
• Type species: Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 278 (1894)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mappia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum.: 58 (1759), nom. illeg.
  • Hedyosmos Mitch., Diss. Bot. Zool.: 33 (1769).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern Central USA Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Paraguay Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Royen, D. van 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1359.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. 2006. El género Cunila (Lamiaceae, Mentheae) en Argentina, Darwiniana 44: 298–308.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cunila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cunila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cunila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cunila. Published online. Accessed: Apr 19 2022.

Vernacular names

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