Lamiaceae
Lavandula

Lavandula pubescens Decne.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 246 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Medit. to W. Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Eritrea, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Upson, T. & Andrews, S. (2004). The Genus Lavandula: 1-442. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Upson, T. & Andrews, S. (2004). The Genus Lavandula: 1-442. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hepper, F.N. [6147] Yemen K005571631 Yes
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M.A. [s.n.] Yemen K005571636 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K005571613 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4577] Yemen K005571639 Yes
Aucher-Éloy [1761] Egypt K005571616 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Long, D.G. [3457] Yemen K005571626 Yes
Botta [s.n.] Yemen K005571632 Yes
Zohary, M. [s.n.] Egypt K005571620 Yes
s.coll. [216] Egypt K005571617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K005571634 Yes
[Yokmens] [[175]] Egypt K005571608 Yes
[J. Meilue] [s.n.] Egypt K005571612 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [242] Egypt K005571609 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [s.n.] Egypt K005571610 Yes
Keller, A. [133] Egypt K005571606 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [217] Egypt K005571607 Yes
Miller, A.G. [173] Yemen K005571624 Yes
Bové, N. [55] K000911622 Type Yes
Boulos, L.; Ali, T. [s.n.] Egypt K005571618 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [183] Egypt K005571605 Yes
Hendy, C. [110] Yemen K005571629 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ali, T. [s.n.] Egypt K005571619 Yes
Bové, N. [55] K000911621 Type Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [7642] Yemen K005571635 Yes
Hendy, C. [130] Yemen K005571627 Yes
[P.W.T. Henry] [16/76] Yemen K005571628 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [5059] Yemen K005571638 Yes
Pratt, Y.S. [56] Yemen K005571630 Yes
Hendy, C. [89] Yemen K005571640 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt K005571611 Yes
Schimper, W. [s.n.] Egypt K005571615 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1488] Yemen K005571633 Yes
Miller, A.G. [3179] Yemen K005571637 Yes
Miller, A.G. [473] Yemen K005571625 Yes
Davis, P.H. [[632513]] Egypt K005571622 Yes
Davis, P.H. [[617513]] Egypt K005571623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K005571614 Yes
Hassan, L.M. [8/8] Egypt K005571621 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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