Verbenaceae
Lemon bee-brush
Aloysia citrodora
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Aloysia
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Common names
By language (33)
- Afrikaans
- Sitroenverbena
- Arabic
- لويزة ليمونية
- ary
- لويزة
- arz
- لويزه ليمونيه
- Bangla
- লেবু ভারবেনা
- Basque
- Berbena limoiusain
- Bulgarian
- Лимонова върбинка
- Catalan
- Marialluïsa, Berbena de nucs florits, Herba de la princesa, Herba Lluïsa, Maria Lluïsa, Reina Lluïsa
- Chinese
- 柠檬龙至木, 檸檬馬鞭草, 柠檬橙香木, 柠檬马鞭草
- Czech
- Aloisie citronová
- Danish
- Citronverbena, Citron-Aloysia
- Dutch
- Citroenverbena
- English
- Lemon bee-brush, Lemon beebrush, Lemon verbena, Lemon vervain, Verbena
- Esperanto
- Citronverbeno
- Finnish
- Sitruunaverbena
- French
- Verveine citronnelle, Verveine odorante, Verveine du Pérou
- Galician
- Herba Luísa
- Georgian
- Ვერბენა ლიმონისა
- German
- Zitronenstrauch, Zitronenverbene
- Greek
- Λουΐζα
- Guarani
- Cedron
- Hebrew
- לואיזה לימונית
- Hungarian
- Citromverbéna
- Indonesian
- Kerinyu limau
- Italian
- Erba luigia
- Japanese
- レモンバーベナ, コウスイボク, ボウシュウボク
- Kazakh
- Лимон нарқайсары
- Korean
- 레몬버베나
- Lithuanian
- Citrininė aloyzija
- Persian
- بهلیمو
- Portuguese
- Lúcia-lima
- Romanian
- Lămâie verbină, Verbină parfumată
- Russian
- Алоизия трёхлистная
Synonyms
- Aloysia sleumeri Moldenke
- Aloysia triphylla Britton
- Aloysia triphylla Royle
- Aloysia triphylla f. serrulata Moldenke
- Cordia microcephala Willd.
- Lippia citrodora (Paláu) Kunth
- Lippia triphylla Kuntze
- Verbena citrodora (Paláu) Cav.
- Verbena fragrans Salisb.
- Verbena triphylla L'Hér.
- Zappania citriodora (Paláu) Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, June, September, December (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Presha Soogrim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nick Butcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lizet Mayli Mejía Penadillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Metrónomo, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Metrónomo, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Aloysia
- WhitebrushAloysia gratissimaVerbenaceae
- Wright's beebrushAloysia wrightiiVerbenaceae
- Rio Grande beebrushAloysia macrostachyaVerbenaceae
- Aloysia polystachyaVerbenaceae
- Aloysia deserticolaVerbenaceae
- Aloysia virgataVerbenaceae
- Aloysia barbataVerbenaceae
- Aloysia fiebrigiiVerbenaceae
- Aloysia herreraeVerbenaceae
- Aloysia ovatifoliaVerbenaceae
- Aloysia trifidaVerbenaceae
- Aloysia brasiliensisVerbenaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.