botanical record · discovered
Lemon Verbena
Aloysia citrodora
Lemon Verbena · Aloysie à odeur de mélisse, Verveine citronnelle · Citronnelle · Lemon beebrush · Lemon verbena, Lemon beebrush · Maria Luisa · Verveine odorante, Verveine citronnelle, Verveine du Pérou, Verveine à trois feuilles, Aloysie à trois feuilles, Aloysie ciitronnée · Yerba Luisa; Lemon Beebrush · Zitronenstrauch · cedrón · cidrão · lemon beebrush · lemon verbena · lemon-verbena · salva-limão · verveine citronelle
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, BICYCLOGERMACRENE, DELTA-CADINENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Verbenaceae
Scientific name: Aloysia citrodora
Common names: Lemon Verbena, Aloysie à odeur de mélisse, Verveine citronnelle, Citronnelle, Lemon beebrush, Lemon verbena, Lemon beebrush, Maria Luisa, Verveine odorante, Verveine citronnelle, Verveine du Pérou, Verveine à trois feuilles, Aloysie à trois feuilles, Aloysie ciitronnée, Yerba Luisa; Lemon Beebrush, Zitronenstrauch, cedrón, cidrão, lemon beebrush, lemon verbena, lemon-verbena, salva-limão, verveine citronelle
POWO: 1015994-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Optimized Mixture of Essential Oils From Thymus capitatus, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Aloysia citrodora: Synergistic Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activities With Reduced Cytotoxicity. · 2026 source ↗
- Chitosan-xanthan gum-based hydrogels loaded with essential oil distillation by-products of Aloysia citrodora Paláu for antimicrobial systems. · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Aloysia citrodora</i> Polyphenolic Extract: From Anti-Glycative Activity to In Vitro Bioaccessibility and In Silico Studies. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- BICYCLOGERMACRENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- ALPHA-CADINOL
- L-CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLA-1-(12),8(15)-DIEN-9-ALPHA-OL
- CARYOPHYLLA-1-(12),7-DIEN-9-BETA-OL
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CEDROL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- CITRAL
- ALPHA-CITRAL
- CITRONELLOL
- D-CITRONELLOL
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- COPAENE
- CUBEBENE
- AR-CURCUMENE
- 2,5-DIMETHYL-2-VINYL-4-HEXENAL
- EO
- EPIPHOTOCITRAL-A
- 2,6-EPOXY-CARYOPHYLLANE
- FURFURAL
- GERANIAL
- GERMACRENE-D
- BETA-HEXENOL
- GAMMA-HEXENOL
- ISOCARYOPHYLLENE
- ISOCARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE
- 2-ISOPROPYLIDEN-5-METHYLCYCLOPENTANONE
- KUBOSONE
- TRANS-LIMONENE-EPOXIDE
- LINALOOL
- METHYL-HEPTENONE
- T-MUUROLOL
- MYRCENE
- NEROL
- NEROLIDOL
- NERYL-ACETATE
- OCTANOL
- 3-OCTANOL
- 3-OCTANONE
- PHOTOCITRAL-A
- PHOTOCITRAL-B
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PYRROLE
- SABINENE
- SPATHULENOL
- TANNIN
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- THUJOPSENE
- L-LIMONENE
- ALPHA-FARNESENE
- CIS-3-HEXENYL-ACETATE
- ISOPULEGOL
- VERBENONE
- P-CYMENE
- ALCOHOLS
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- CARYOPHYLLA-1-(12),7-DIEN-9-ALPHA-OL
- ALPHA-CEDRENE
- CINEOLE
- BETA-CITRAL
- CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
- DECANAL
- DIPENTENE
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- BETA-IONONE
- ISOVALERIC-ACID
- BETA-MAALIENE
- NERAL
- NEROL-OXIDE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- 1-OCTEN-3-OL
- BETA-PINENE
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- D-ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- GERANIOL
- HEXANYL-ACETATE
- T-CADINOL
- CIS-OCIMENE
- FARNESOL
- BETA-CURCUMENE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- 6-HYDROXY-LUTEIN
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- APIGENIN
- APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-2,6-BETA-OXIDE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE
- CHRYSOERIOL
- CIRSILIOL
- CIRSIMARITRIN
- CIS-ROSE-OXIDE
- CITRONAL
- CITRONELLAL
- CYMOL
- DIOSMETIN
- DIOSMETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- EPIPHOTONEROL-A
- EUGENOL
- EUPAFOLIN
- EUPATORIN
- GENIPOSIDIC-ACID
- HEX-4-EN-1-AL
- HISPIDULIN
- IRIDOIDS
- LUTEIN
- LUTEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- LUTEOLIN
- NEROL-EPOXIDE
- PECTOLINARIGENIN
- PERILLEN
- PHOTONEROL-A
- PHOTONEROL-B
- PYRROLIC-ACID
- ROSEFURAN
- SALVIGENIN
- TRANS,TRANS-PHOTOCITRAL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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