''Moluccella'' is a
genus
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of
annual and short-lived
perennial
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plants native to Central + southwestern
Asia
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and the
Mediterranean
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.[Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.]
;Species[
# '' Moluccella aucheri'' (Boiss.) Scheen - Iran, Pakistan
# '']Moluccella bucharica
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and a ...
'' (B.Fedtsch.) Ryding - Uzbekistan
# ''Moluccella fedtschenkoana
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.D ...
'' (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
# '' Moluccella laevis'' L. - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America
# ''Moluccella olgae
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.D ...
'' (Regel) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
# ''Moluccella otostegioides
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.D ...
'' Prain - Pakistan
# ''Moluccella sogdiana
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.D ...
'' (Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
# ''Moluccella spinosa
''Moluccella'' is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.D ...
'' L. - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine
Cultivation
Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.
References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus