''Endostemon'' is a genus of plants in the family

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, first described in 1910. It is native primarily to eastern

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, with some species in central and southern Africa, the

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, and the

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/ref> ;Species #'' Endostemon albus'' A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique #'' Endostemon camporum'' (Gürke) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Tanzania #'' Endostemon ctenoneurus'' Harley - Kenya, Somalia #'' Endostemon glandulosus'' Harley & Sebsebe - Ethiopia #'' Endostemon gracilis'' (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen #'' Endostemon kelleri'' (Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia #'' Endostemon leucosphaerus'' (Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Somalia, Ethiopia #'' Endostemon membranaceus'' (Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic #''

Endostemon obbiadensis ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Chiov.) M.R.Ashby - Somalia #''

Endostemon obtusifolius ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania #'' Endostemon racemosus'' Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia #'' Endostemon stenocaulis'' (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia #''

Endostemon tenuiflorus ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula #''

Endostemon tereticaulis ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia #''

Endostemon tomentosus ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' Harley & Sebsebe - Somalia #''

Endostemon tubulascens ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola #''

Endostemon usambarensis ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' M.R.Ashby - Tanzania #''

Endostemon villosus ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa #''

Endostemon viscosus ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka #''

Endostemon wakefieldii ''Endostemon'' 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. ;Sp ...

'' (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3767477 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by N. E. Brown