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Cuminia

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Cuminia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, Cuminia eriantha. It is endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of Chile and politically a part of that country.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Observations1

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
UPS, B, K
Recorded in
Chile

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Menthinae
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Category:Cuminia
taxon name
Cuminia
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Commons category
Cuminia
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Cuminia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, Cuminia eriantha. It is endemic to Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of Chile and politically a part of that country.

Two varieties are recognized, regarded by some as distinct species: Cuminia eriantha var. eriantha Cuminia eriantha var. fernandezia (Colla) Harley

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