Glechon

Glechon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
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 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil 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.
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