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[[File:Aloysia citrodora 002.JPG|thumb|right|''Aloysia citrodora'', ''lemon verbena'']]
'''Lemon verbena''' or '''Aloysia citrodora''' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to western South America. Common names include lemon verbena '''Aloysia citrodora''' and '''lemon beebrush'''. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.<ref name="int"/>
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