| Lafuentea | |
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| Lafuentea rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Lafuentea Lag. |
| Synonyms | |
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Durieua Mérat | |
Lafuentea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.1
Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain.1
The genus name of Lafuentea is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780), Spanish military doctor who wrote about yellow fever.2 It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 19 in 1816.1
Known species, according to Kew:1
- Lafuentea jeanpertiana Maire
- Lafuentea rotundifolia Lag.
References
References
- "Lafuentea Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.