''Glechon'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the mint family,
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...
, first described in 1827. It is native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. (2004). Las Especies Argentinas de ''Glechon'' (Lamiaceae, Mentheae). Darwiniana 42: 333-346.]
;Species[
#'' 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
''Glechon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1827. It is native to South America.Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. (2004). Las Especies Argentinas de ''Glechon'' (Lamiaceae, Mentheae). Darwiniana 42: 333- ...
'' 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
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera