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519.0000 Family Lamiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 355 (1820), nom. cons., nom. alt.
Latest phylogeny: Zhao et al. 2021
Species listed in database: 7866; hybrids: 382
= Aegiphilaceae Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 161 (1838)
= Ajugaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 375 (1843)
= Chloanthaceae Hutch.; Fam. Fl. Pl., Dicot., ed. 2: 396 (1959)
= Glechomaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 288 (1820)
= Labiatae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 110 (1789), nom. cons.
= Melissaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 245 (1820)
= Melittidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 390 (1820)
= Menthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 969, 1095, 1106 (1835)
= Monardaceae Döll; Fl. Baden [Döll] 2: 661 (1858)
= Nepetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 245 (1820)
= Salazariaceae F.A.Barkley; Phytologia 32: 304 (1975)
= Salviaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 245 (1820)
= Saturejaceae Döll; Fl. Baden [Döll] 2: 664. med (1858)
= Scutellariaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 373 (1843)
= Siphonanthaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 87 (1838)
= Stachydaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 366 (1843)
= Symphoremataceae Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4(3): 13 (1849)
= Viticaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 106 (1789)
519.2279 Genus Endostemon N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(1): 295 (1910)
Distribution: mostly trop. and S-(3) Africa; 3 to Arabian peninsula, 1 India and Sri Lanka
Species listed in database: 21
= Pseudocimum Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 251 (1933)
= Puntia Hedge; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 115 (1983)
species :
Endostemon albus A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley; Kew Bull. 49(4): 704 (1994)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique
25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Endostemon camporum (Gürke) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 130 (1936)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum camporum Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 350 (1895)
species :
Endostemon ctenoneurus Harley; Kew Bull. 34(3): 547 (1980)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
species :
Endostemon glandulosus Harley & Sebsebe; Kew Bull. 44(4): 706 (1989)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Endostemon gracilis (Benth.) Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 127 (1936)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (W-Yemen)
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum gracile Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 12 (1832)
= Orthosiphon glutinosus Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 145 (1916)
= Orthosiphon helenae Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 490 (1913)
species :
Endostemon kelleri (Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 49(4): 712 (1994)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Endostemon ellenbeckii (Gürke) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 128 (1936)
= Orthosiphon ellenbeckii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 174 (1906)
= Orthosiphon kelleri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 988 (1903)
= Orthosiphon oblongifolius Lanza; Missione Biol. Borana 185 (1939)
species :
Endostemon leucosphaerus (Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley; Kew Bull. 49(4): 713 (1994)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythrochlamys leucosphaera Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 976 (1903)
species :
Endostemon membranaceus (Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley; Kew Bull. 49(4): 692 (1994)
Distribution: Cameroon; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; Angola
23 CAF CMN 24 CHA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Endostemon angolensis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 147 (1931)
= Endostemon retinervis (Briq.) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 131 (1936)
= Endostemon scabridus (Briq.) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 132 (1936)
= Ocimum membranaceum Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 15 (1833)
= Orthosiphon menthifolius Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 176 (1894)
= Orthosiphon retinervis Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 175 (1894)
= Orthosiphon scabridus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 175 (1894)
species :
Endostemon obbiadensis (Chiov.) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 126 (1936)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon obbiadensis Chiov.; Fl. Somala 276 (1929)
species :
Endostemon obtusifolius (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(1): 296 (1910)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum laxiflorum Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 348 (1900)
= Ocimum obtusifolium E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 227 (1838)
= Ocimum rariflorum Hochst.; Flora 28: 67 (1845)
= Plectranthus rariflorus Hochst.; Flora 28: 67 (1845)
species :
Endostemon palustris A.J.Paton & Goyder; PhytoKeys 232: 155 (2023)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Endostemon racemosus Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin; Kew Bull. 58(4): 925 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Endostemon stenocaulis (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin; Kew Bull. 58(4): 923 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Puntia stenocaulis Hedge; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41(1): 115 (1983)
species :
Endostemon tenuiflorus (Benth.) Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 125 (1936)
Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Soqotra; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Madagascar; Saudi Arabia (Asir); United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (Aden Desert, W-Yemen, Tihama)
24 ERI ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN 26 ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 MDG 35 OMA SAU UAE YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum depauperatum Vatke; Linnaea 43: 84 (1881)
= Orthosiphon depauperatum A.Terracc.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1892: 424 (1892)
= Orthosiphon tenuiflorus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 50 (1848)
= Pseudocimum tenuiflorus (Benth.) Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 252 (1933)
= Pseudocimum trichocalyx Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 252 (1933)
species :
Endostemon tereticaulis (Poir.) Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 129 (1936)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Mpulamanga); Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen)
22 BKN GHA IVO MLI MTN SEN 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Endostemon ocimoides Bremek.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 250 (1933)
= Ocimum tereticaule Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 1: 595 (1811)
= Ocimum thonningii Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 265 (1827)
= Orthosiphon bigibber Chiov.; Racc. Bot. 102 (1935)
= Orthosiphon cleistocalyx Vatke; Linnaea 37: 317 (1871 publ. 1873)
= Orthosiphon degasparisianum Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 490 (1913)
= Orthosiphon erythraeus Schweinf. ex Loes. & Schltr.; nomen
= Orthosiphon gofensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 39: 263 (1901)
species :
Endostemon tomentosus Harley & Sebsebe; Kew Bull. 44(4): 703 (1989)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Endostemon tubulascens (Briq.) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 127 (1936)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon tubulascens Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 174 (1894)
species :
Endostemon usambarensis M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 130 (1936)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Endostemon villosus (Briq.) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 131 (1936)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Endostemon dissitifolius (Baker) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 128 (1936)
= Endostemon malosanus (Baker) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 128 (1936)
= Endostemon tuberifer R.D.Good; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 148 (1931)
= Orthosiphon dissitifolius Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 371 (1900)
= Orthosiphon hockii De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 181 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 42 (1921)(descr. ampl.)
= Orthosiphon homblei De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 182 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 43 (1921)(descr. ampl.)
= Orthosiphon malosanus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 371 (1900)
= Orthosiphon obscurus Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 989 (1903)
= Orthosiphon tomentosus De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 182 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 44 (1921), descr. ampl
= Orthosiphon unyikensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 400 (1901)
= Orthosiphon villosus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 177 (1894)
species :
Endostemon viscosus (Roth) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 126 (1936)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, ?Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Ocimum adscendens Wight ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 614 (1885)
= Ocimum diffusum Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 14 (1830)
= Ocimum glaucum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 614 (1885)
= Ocimum menthoides B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 274 (1821)
= Ocimum viscosum Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 274 (1821)
= Orthosiphon diffusus (Benth.) Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 50 (1848)
= Orthosiphon hispidus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 50 (1848)
= Orthosiphon tomentosus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 14 (1830)
= Orthosiphon tristis Benth.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300 (1830)
= Plectranthus viscosus (Roth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 691 (1825)
species :
Endostemon wakefieldii (Baker) M.R.Ashby; J. Bot. 74: 126 (1936)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthosiphon wakefieldii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 371 (1900)
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