Leonotis

Leonotis nepetifolia

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: Lamioideae
Tribus: Leucadeae
Genus: Leonotis
Species: L. decadonta – L. goetzei – L. grandis – L. leonurus – L. myricifolia – L. myrothamnifolia – L. nepetifolia – L. ocymifolia – L. pole-evansii

Name

• Leonotis (Pers.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 504 (1810)
• Type species: Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson, Fl. S. Afr. 28: 32 (1985) Lecotypified as synonym Leonotis leonitis (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 3: 410 (1811), nom. inval.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phlomis subgen. Leonotis Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 127. (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Leonurus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754), nom. illeg.
  • Hemisodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837)

References

• Iwarsson, M. & Harvey, Y. (2003) Monograph of the genus Leonotis (Pers.) R.Br. (Lamiaceae), Kew Bulletin 58: 597–645.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Leonotis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Leonotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 June 12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Leonotis. Published online. Accessed: June 12 2014.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Löwenohren
suomi: Leijonankorvat
հայերեն: Առյուծականջ

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