Aloysia citrodora

Aloysia citrodora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Aloysia
Species:
A. citrodora
Binomial name
Aloysia citrodora
Synonyms[1]

Aloysia triphylla (L'Hér.) Britton
Lippia citriodora Kunth
Lippia triphylla (L'Hér.) Kuntze
Verbena triphylla L'Hér.
Zappania citrodora Lam.

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]

  1. ^ "Aloysia citrodora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  2. ^ Armada, J.; A. Barra (1992). "On Aloysia Palau (Verbenaceae)". Taxon. 41 (1): 88–90. doi:10.2307/1222497. JSTOR 1222497.
  3. ^ Margaret Joan Roberts (2000). Margaret Roberts' A–Z Herbs: Identifying Herbs, How to Grow Herbs, the Uses of Herbs. Struik. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-86872-499-4.