''Lafuentea'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

. Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain. The genus name of ''Lafuentea'' is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780), Spanish military doctor who wrote about

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. It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 19 in 1816. Known species, according to Kew: *''

Lafuentea jeanpertiana ''Lafuentea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain. The genus name of ''Lafuentea'' is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780 ...

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Lafuentea rotundifolia ''Lafuentea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. Its native range is the Western Mediterranean, where it is found in Morocco and Spain. The genus name of ''Lafuentea'' is in honour of Tadeo Lafuente (b. c. 1780 ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5854410 Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae genera Plants described in 1816 Flora of Morocco Flora of Spain