Glechon

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Glechon is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1827. It is native to South America.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=90236 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroXifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. (2004). Las Especies Argentinas de Glechon (Lamiaceae, Mentheae). Darwiniana 42: 333-346.

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1. Glechon ciliata Benth. - southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
2. Glechon discolor Epling - southern Brazil
3. Glechon elliptica C.Pereira & Hatschbach - Paraná
4. Glechon hoehneana Epling - southern Brazil
5. Glechon marifolia Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
6. Glechon spathulata Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
7. Glechon thymoides Spreng. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Uruguay