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Lafuentea

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Lafuentea
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Lafuentea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]

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Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain.[1]

The genus name of Lafuentea is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780), Spanish military doctor who wrote about yellow fever.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 19 in 1816.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Lafuentea jeanpertiana Maire
  • Lafuentea rotundifolia Lag.
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