Lavandula

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Lavandula']

English: lavender
العربية: خزامى
مصرى: خزامى
azərbaycanca: Lavanda
تۆرکجه: لاوانتا
беларуская: Лаванда
беларуская (тарашкевіца): лявэнда
български: Лавандула
বাংলা: ল্যাভেন্ডার
བོད་ཡིག: དྲི་ཞིམ་ཅན།
brezhoneg: Lavand
bosanski: Lavanda
کوردی: ئەسپەرە ڕۆمی
čeština: Levandule
kaszëbsczi: Lewańda
Cymraeg: Lafant
dansk: Lavendel
Deutsch: Lavendel
Zazaki: Lewanta
Ελληνικά: Λεβάντα
British English: lavender
Esperanto: Lavendo
eesti: Lavendel
euskara: Labanda
فارسی: اسطوخودوس
suomi: Laventelit
français: Lavande
Frysk: Lavindelplanten
galego: Lavanda
עברית: אזוביון
hrvatski: Lavanda
magyar: Levendula
հայերեն: Նարդոս
Bahasa Indonesia: Lavender
гӀалгӀай: Лоаман зиза
Ido: Lavendo
íslenska: Lofnarblóm
日本語: ラベンダー
Jawa: Lavender
ქართული: ლავანდი
қазақша: Лаванда
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): لاۆاندا
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): لاۆاندا
қазақша (кирил): Лаванда
қазақша (Қазақстан): Лаванда
qazaqşa (latın): Lavanda
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Lavanda
한국어: 라벤더속
Lëtzebuergesch: Lavendel
Limburgs: Lavendel
lietuvių: Levanda
latviešu: Lavandas
македонски: Лаванда
മലയാളം: ജടാമാഞ്ചി
монгол: Лаванда
မြန်မာဘာသာ: လဗင်ဒါပင်
مازِرونی: لاوندر
norsk bokmål: Lavendelslekta
Nederlands: Lavendel
norsk: Lavendelslekta
occitan: Lavanda
ирон: Уæрæхсыф
polski: Lawenda
português: Lavanda
português do Brasil: lavanda
romani čhib: Lavender
русский: Лаванда
sicilianu: Lavanna
سنڌي: لاوھينڊر
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Lavande
Simple English: Lavender
slovenčina: Levanduľa
slovenščina: sivka
shqip: Livanda
Sunda: Lavénder
svenska: Lavendelsläktet
தமிழ்: இலவன்டுலா
తెలుగు: లావెండ్యులా
ไทย: ลาเวนเดอร์
Türkçe: Lavanta
татарча / tatarça: Ләвән
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: ئۈستىقۇددۇس
українська: Лаванда
اردو: اسطوخودوس
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Lavanda
吴语: 薰衣草
粵語: 薰衣草
中文: 薰衣草属
中文（中国大陆）: 薰衣草属
中文（简体）: 薰衣草属
中文（繁體）: 薰衣草
中文（香港）: 薰衣草
中文（新加坡）: 薰衣草
中文（臺灣）: 薰衣草屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superasterids • Cladus: asterids • Cladus: euasterids I • Ordo: Lamiales • Familia: Lamiaceae • Subfamilia: Nepetoideae • Tribus: Lavanduleae • Genus: Lavandula L.

Genus Lavandula

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms
- Lavendula Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754, isonym.
Heterotypic synonyms
- Chaetostachys Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 19 1830, publ. 1831.
- Isinia Rech.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 99(1): 47. 1952.
- Fabricia Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 188. 1763.
- Sabaudia Buscal. & Muschl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 491. 1913.
- Stoechas Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 28 Jan 1754.
- Styphonia Medik., Staatsw. Vorles. Churpf. Phys. Oek. Ges. 1: 230. 1791.

40 Species

Type species

Lavandula

Lavender crop at the Abbey of Senanque
Lavender field in Provence
Lavender field in Hokkaido JAPAN
Freshly cut Lavender in Austria
Apis mellifera, on Lavandula angustifolia
Close-up on the flower head of Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas: Habitat in Corsica

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe.
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania, Niger.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Lavandula.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Lavandula