Dauphinea

Dauphinea is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1983. It contains only one known species, Dauphinea brevilabra, endemic to Madagascar.[1] Dauphinea is named for the type locality of Fort Dauphin (Tôlanaro), Madagascar.[2]

Dauphinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Dauphinea
Hedge
Species:
D. brevilabra
Binomial name
Dauphinea brevilabra
Hedge

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ISI 2013-18 of the Huntington Botanical Gardens. Dauphinea brevilabra Hedge


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