Thymelaea

Thymelaea
Thymelaea hirsuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Thymelaeoideae
Genus: Thymelaea
Mill. (1754), nom. cons.
Type species
Thymelaea sanamunda
Species[1]

33; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chlamydanthus C.A.Mey. (1843)
  • Gastrilia Raf. (1838)
  • Giardia C.Gerber (1899), non Giardia Künstler (1882).
  • Ligia Fasano (1788)
  • Pausia Raf. (1838)
  • Piptochlamys C.A.Mey. (1843)
  • Sanamunda Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Tartonia Raf. (1840)

Thymelaea (the sparrow-worts) is a genus of about 30 species of evergreen shrubs and herbs in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean region, north to central Europe, and east to central Asia.

  1. ^ a b "Thymelaea Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2024.