Biology:Endostemon

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Endostemon
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Endostemon
N.E.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudocimum Bremek.
  • Puntia Hedge

Endostemon (keepsafe) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1910. It is native primarily to eastern Africa, with some species in central and southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar , and the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Endostemon albus A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
  2. Endostemon camporum (Gürke) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Tanzania
  3. Endostemon ctenoneurus Harley - Kenya, Somalia
  4. Endostemon glandulosus Harley & Sebsebe - Ethiopia
  5. Endostemon gracilis (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen
  6. Endostemon kelleri (Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
  7. Endostemon leucosphaerus (Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Somalia, Ethiopia
  8. Endostemon membranaceus (Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic
  9. Endostemon obbiadensis (Chiov.) M.R.Ashby - Somalia
  10. Endostemon obtusifolius (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania
  11. Endostemon racemosus Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  12. Endostemon stenocaulis (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  13. Endostemon tenuiflorus (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
  14. Endostemon tereticaulis (Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia
  15. Endostemon tomentosus Harley & Sebsebe - Somalia
  16. Endostemon tubulascens (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola
  17. Endostemon usambarensis M.R.Ashby - Tanzania
  18. Endostemon villosus (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa
  19. Endostemon viscosus (Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka
  20. Endostemon wakefieldii (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3767477 entry