Lallemantia
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| Lallemantia | |
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| Lallemantia canescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Lallemantia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zornia Moench. 1794 not J.F.Gmel. 1792 | |
Lallemantia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is named after the German botanist Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant.
There are five species in the genus. They are native to central and southwestern Asia.[1][2] They are annual or biennial herbs. They have been used for various purposes. Lallemantia iberica is cultivated as an oilseed crop.[3]
- Species[1]
- Lallemantia baldshuanica Gontsch. - Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Lallemantia canescens (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus
- Lallemantia iberica (M.Bieb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Caucasus, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel
- Lallemantia peltata (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Caucasus; Oregon and Wyoming USA (introduced)[4]
- Lallemantia royleana (Benth.) Benth. - Western Siberia, Central Asia, Xinjiang, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf sheikdoms
