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Aloysia citrodora
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Aloysia citrodora, lemon verbena, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to South America. Other common names include lemon beebrush.[2] It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.[3]
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Aloysia citrodora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Verbenaceae |
Genus: | Aloysia |
Species: | A. citrodora |
Binomial name | |
Aloysia citrodora Paláu | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aloysia triphylla (L'Hér.) Britton |
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