Cleonia is a genus of plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae), first described in 1763. It contains only one known species, Cleonia lusitanica, native to Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[1]

Cleonia
Dehesa Boyal de Puertollano, Spain photo by Javier Martín
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Mentheae
Genus:	Cleonia L.
Species:	C. lusitanica
Binomial name
Cleonia lusitanica (L.) L.
Synonyms[1]
Prunella lusitanica L. Prunella odorata Lam. Cleonia lusitanica var. aristata Cout. Cleonia punica Beauverd

References

External links

• Linnean Collection photo of type specimen
• Wildflowers of Andalucia
• Project Noah