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Aloysia is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. The roughly 35 species of aromatic shrubs it contains are generally known as beebrushes, with the most well-known being Lemon Verbena (A. citrodora). The genus is named for Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), wife of King Charles IV of Spain.[3]
Selected species
- Aloysia citrodora Palau – lemon verbena, lemon beebush (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru)
- Aloysia dodsoniorum Moldenke (Ecuador)
- Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Tronc. – whitebush
- Aloysia lycioides Cham. – Sonoran beebush (moist canyons of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Sonora)
- Aloysia macrostachya (Torr.) Moldenke – Rio Grande beebush
- Aloysia scorodonioides (Kunth) Cham.
- Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
- Aloysia wrightii A.Heller – oreganillo, Wright's beebush (Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico)[4][5]
Formerly placed here
- Mulguraea ligustrina (Lag.) N.O'Leary & P.Peralta (as A. ligustrina (Lag.) Small)[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aloysia.
Wikispecies has information related to Aloysia.
- ^ "Genus: Aloysia Palau". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-06-29. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Aloysia Palau". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C. CRC Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Aloysia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "Aloysia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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