Tinnea (sunbells) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae first described in 1867. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It was named in honour of the Dutch explorer Alexine Tinne.[9]
Tinnea | |
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Tinnea barteri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Scutellarioideae |
Genus: | Tinnea Kotschy ex Hook.f. |
Type species | |
Tinnea aethiopica Kotschy & Peyr.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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