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Glechon

Glechon is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1827. It is native to South America.SpeciesGlechon ciliata Benth. - southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Glechon discolor Epling - southern Brazil Glechon elliptica C.Pereira & Hatschbach - Paraná Glechon hoehneana Epling - southern Brazil Glechon marifolia Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Glechon spathulata Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina Glechon thymoides Spreng. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Uruguay

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Glechon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: 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.123

Species1
  • Glechon ciliata Benth. - southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • Glechon discolor Epling - southern Brazil
  • Glechon elliptica C.Pereira & Hatschbach - Paraná
  • Glechon hoehneana Epling - southern Brazil
  • Glechon marifolia Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • Glechon spathulata Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
  • Glechon thymoides Spreng. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina, Uruguay
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). 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.