Lavandula dentata

Lavandula dentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species: L. dentata
Binomial name
Lavandula dentata
L.
Synonyms

Lavandula pinnata
Lavandula santolinifolia

Lavandula dentata is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic islands and the Arabian peninsula. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, it has gray-green, linear or lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges and a lightly woolly texture.[1] The long-lasting, narrow spikes of purple flowers, topped with pale violet bracts, first appear in late spring. The whole plant is strongly aromatic with the typical lavender fragrance.[2]

Its native habitat includes low hills with limestone substrates amidst other shrubs. It is present on Madeira and the Canary Islands.[3]

One of several species known by the English common name French lavender (see also Lavandula stoechas),[2] it is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and its essential oil is used in perfumes.[4] Like other lavenders, it is particularly associated with dry, sunny, well-drained conditions in alkaline soil. But it will tolerate a range of conditions, though it may be short-lived. The cultivar L. dentata var. dentata 'Royal Crown' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It requires some shelter in frost-prone areas.[5]

The plant is used in Murcia as an herbal remedy for stomach ache.[3]

Common Spanish names include: alhucema inglesa, alhucema rizada, cantueso, cantueso dentado, cantueso rizado, espliego dentado, and garlanda.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bayer, E.; Buttler, Finkenzeller, Grau (1989). Barcelona:Blume, ed. Plantas del Mediterráneo. ISBN 84-7031-629-X. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  2. 1 2 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. 1 2 López González, Ginés A. (2007). Madrid:Mundi-Prensa, ed. Guía de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares. ISBN 84-8476-312-9.
  4. ↑ FAO
  5. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Lavandula dentata var. dentata 'Royal Crown'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Proyecto Anthos". Real Jardín Botánico: Proyecto Anthos. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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