Biology:Glechon

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Glechon
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Glechon
Spreng.

Glechon is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1827. It is native to South America.[1][2][3]

Species[1]
  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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. (2004). Las Especies Argentinas de Glechon (Lamiaceae, Mentheae). Darwiniana 42: 333-346.

Wikidata ☰ Q3759517 entry