Lafuentea
Genus of plants
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Lafuentea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
| Lafuentea | |
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| Lafuentea rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Lafuentea Lag. |
| Synonyms | |
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Durieua Mérat | |
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.