Cleonia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Cleonia lusitanica EnfoquedeFrente 2010-6-15 DehesaBoyaldePuertollano.jpg
| image_caption = Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain
photo by Javier Martín
| display_parents = 3
| genus = Cleonia
| parent_authority = L.
| species = lusitanica
| authority = (L.) L.
| synonyms = *Prunella lusitanica L.
- Prunella odorata Lam.
- Cleonia lusitanica var. aristata Cout.
- Cleonia punica Beauverd
}}
Cleonia is a genus of plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae), first described in 1763. It contains only one known species, Cleonia lusitanica, native to Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=42347 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
References
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External links
- [http://linnean-online.org/36472/ Linnean Collection] photo of type specimen
- [http://andaluciaflowers.blogspot.com/2012/07/cleonia-lusitanica.html Wildflowers of Andalucia]
- [http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/379356050 Project Noah]
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Category:Flora of North Africa
Category:Flora of the Mediterranean basin