Cunila

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Cunila
Overview of species

C. angustifolia – C. crenata – C. fasciculata – C. galioides – C. incana – C. incisa – C. jaliscana – C. leucantha – C. lythrifolia – C. menthiformis – C. menthoides – C. microcephala – C. origanoides – C. platyphylla – C. polyantha – C. pycnantha – C. ramamoorthiana – C. spicata – C. tenuifolia
Name

Cunila Royen ex L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1359 (1759), nom. cons.
Type species: Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 278 (1894)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Mappia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum.: 58 (1759), nom. illeg.
Hedyosmos Mitch., Diss. Bot. Zool.: 33 (1769).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Eastern USA
Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional: Central USA
Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern Central USA
Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Paraguay
Regional: Brazil
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Royen, D. van 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1359.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. 2006. El género Cunila (Lamiaceae, Mentheae) en Argentina, Darwiniana 44: 298–308.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cunila in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Cunila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cunila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cunila. Published online. Accessed: Apr 19 2022.

Vernacular names

Cunila is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1759. It is native to North and South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Species[1]

Cunila angustifolia Benth. - southern Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
Cunila crenata García-Peña & Tenorio - State of Durango in Mexico
Cunila fasciculata Benth. - southern Brazil
Cunila galioides Benth. - Brazil
Cunila incana Benth. - southern Brazil, Argentina
Cunila incisa Benth. - southern Brazil
Cunila leucantha Kunth ex Schltdl. & Cham. - Mexico (Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama)
Cunila lythrifolia Benth. - central + southern Mexico
Cunila menthiformis Epling - southern Brazil
Cunila menthoides Benth. - Uruguay
Cunila microcephala Benth. - southern Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton - central + eastern United States from Texas and Kansas east to New York and Georgia
Cunila platyphylla Epling - southern Brazil
Cunila polyantha Benth. - Mexico (from Zacatecas and Jalisco south to Chiapas), Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Panama)
Cunila pycnantha B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Mexico (from Sinaloa and Durango south to Chiapas)
Cunila ramamoorthiana M.R.Garcia-Pena - Mexico (Guerrero)
Cunila spicata Benth. - southern Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
Cunila tenuifolia Epling - southern Brazil

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
Xifreda, C.C. & Mallo, A.C. (2006). El género Cunila (Lamiaceae, Mentheae) en Argentina. Darwiniana 44: 298-308.
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.