Limeum africanum L.

 

Lamiaceae

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Alternate titles: Labiatae, mint family

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Lamiaceae, formerly called Labiatae, the mint family of flowering plants, with 236 genera and more than 7,000 species, the largest family of the order Lamiales. Lamiaceae is distributed nearly worldwide, and many species are cultivated for their fragrant leaves and attractive flowers. The family is particularly important to humans for herb plants useful for flavour, fragrance, or medicinal properties.

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Limeum africanum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Limeum. It is endemic to Southern Africa. It is also known by the names common lizardfoot and koggelmandervoet; Afrikaans for the foot of a lizard from the genus Agama.

Limeum africanum is found in Mpumalanga,

the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. It is also found in Botswana.

There are 2 infraspecific named subspecies of africanum:

• Limeum africanum L. subsp. africanum
• Limeum africanum L. subsp. canescens (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) Friedrich - Found in Namaqualand.

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