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Tinnea
1867Summary
Tinnea (sunbells) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae first described in 1867. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It was named in honour of the Dutch explorer Alexine Tinne. Species Tinnea aethiopica Kotschy ex Hook.f. - widespread from Mali to Somalia south to Mozambique; naturalized in Trinidad & Tobago Tinnea antiscorbutica Welw. - DRC, Zambia, Angola Tinnea apiculata Robyns & Lebrun - eastern Africa from Rwanda to Mozambique Tinnea barbata Vollesen - Eswatini, northern South Africa Tinnea barteri Gürke - western Africa Tinnea benguellensis Gürke - Angola Tinnea coerulea Gürke - DRC, Zambia, Angola Tinnea eriocalyx Welw. - DRC, Angola, Botswana, Namibia Tinnea galpinii Briq. - Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa Tinnea gossweileri Robyns & Lebrun - Angola Tinnea gracilis Gürke - Tanzania to Zambia Tinnea mirabilis (Bullock) Vollesen - Tanzania Tinnea physalis E.A.Bruce - Tanzania Tinnea platyphylla Briq. - DRC Tinnea rhodesiana S.Moore - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Z......read more on Wikipedia.
20 Tinnea species found:
Climate
What environment do Tinnea prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Tinnea grow?
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