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Genus: Teucrium
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Lamiales
> Family: Lamiaceae
About 100 species, found in temperate and warm
regions worldwide but most species occurring in the Northern
Hemisphere. Three species are native to southern Africa and an
additional six species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Teucrium africanum
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Teucrium kraussii |
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Teucrium trifidum |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Teucrium botrys (Cut-leaved
germander)
Native to Europe.
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Teucrium cubense
Native to northern and tropical
Africa.
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Teucrium flavum
Native to the Mediterranean region.
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Teucrium fruticans
Native from Portugal to Italy.
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Teucrium occidentale
Native to North America.
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Teucrium scorodonia (Wood
germander)
Native to Europe.
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