Aloysia fiebrigii is a species in the genus Aloysia in the family Verbenaceae. It is native to high elevation in the Andes of Bolivia.

Aloysia fiebrigii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Aloysia
Species:
A. fiebrigii
Binomial name
Aloysia fiebrigii
(Hayek) Moldenke
Synonyms[1]
  • Aloysia arcuifolia G.L.Nesom
  • Aloysia herrerae Moldenke
  • Lippia fiebrigii Hayek

Aloysia fiebrigii is distinguished by whorled, arcuate leves, short spikes (7–17 mm long), short calyces 1.2-1.6 mm long, and bractlets approximately the same length as the calyx. The calyces are densely glandular and minutely strigose.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ Nesom, Guy L. 1991 A new Bolivian species of Aloysia (Verbenaceae). Phytologia 70(3):145-146.