Alvesia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1869. It is native to central Africa.[1][2]
| Alvesia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Ocimeae |
| Genus: | Alvesia Welw. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Plectranthastrum T.C.E.Fr. | |
- Species[1]
- Alvesia clerodendroides (T.C.E.Fr.) B.Mathew - Burundi, Tanzania
- Alvesia cylindricalyx (B.Mathew) B.Mathew - Zaïre, Zambia
- Alvesia rosmarinifolia Welw. - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Zambia Angola
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.