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

Endostemon obtusifolius ''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 subcont ...

'' (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania #''

Endostemon racemosus ''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 subcont ...

'' Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia #''

Endostemon stenocaulis ''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 subcont ...

'' (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia #''

Endostemon tenuiflorus ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon tereticaulis ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon tomentosus ''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 subcont ...

'' Harley & Sebsebe - Somalia #''

Endostemon tubulascens ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon usambarensis ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon villosus ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon viscosus ''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 subcont ...

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

Endostemon wakefieldii ''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 subcont ...

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

References

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