''Karomia'' 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 ...
. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist
Paul Louis Amans Dop Paul Louis Amans Dop (Toulouse, 25 February 1876 - Lectoure, 19 August 1954) was a French botanist who worked extensively in Indochina. From 1908 he was associated with the Mascarene botanist Marcel Marie Maurice Dubard, carrying out much taxonomic ...
(1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species ''Karomia fragrans''.
It is native to eastern and southern
Africa
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,
Madagascar
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, and
Vietnam
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#'']Karomia fragrans
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' Dop – Vietnam
#''Karomia gigas
''Karomia gigas'' is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where only small populations survive.
In 2016 Botanic Gardens Conservation International
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'' (Faden) Verdc. – Kenya, Tanzania
#''Karomia humbertii
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
#''Karomia macrocalyx
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' (Baker) R.Fern. – Madagascar
#''Karomia madagascariensis
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species ''K ...
'' (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
#''Karomia microphylla
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
#''Karomia mira
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
#''Karomia speciosa
''Karomia speciosa'' is an African deciduous large shrub or bushy tree up to 7 m, and relocated to the family Lamiaceae from Verbenaceae. It is one of 9 species in the genus '' Karomia'', a genus containing species previously classified in '' Ho ...
'' (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. – Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa
#''Karomia tettensis
''Karomia'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species '' ...
'' (Klotzsch) R.Fern. – Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia
References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera