''Endostemon'' is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
, first described in 1910. It is native primarily to eastern
Africa
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, with some species in central and southern Africa, the
Arabian Peninsula
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,
Madagascar
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, and the
Indian subcontinent
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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#'' 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.
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'' (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.
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'' (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'' (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
#'' Endostemon tereticaulis'' (Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia
#'' Endostemon tomentosus'' 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.
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'' (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.
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'' 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.
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'' (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.
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'' (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.
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'' (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3767477
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by N. E. Brown