Nepeta azurea

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: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta azurea

Name

Nepeta azurea R.Br. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 479 (1834).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glechoma azurea (R.Br. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Nepeta biloba Hochst. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 375 (1848).
  • Nepeta ballotifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 196 (1850).
  • Glechoma ballotifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
  • Glechoma biloba (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
  • Nepeta petitiana Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 460 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Nepeta azurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Nepeta azurea. Published online. Accessed: 17 February 2019.