''Syncolostemon'' (sagebushes) 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 1838. It is native primarily to
South Africa
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, with some species in other parts of
sub-Saharan Africa
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(including
Madagascar
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), plus one species in
India
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.
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# '' Syncolostemon albiflorus'' (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Transvaal, Eswatini
# '' Syncolostemon argenteus'' N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal
# '' Syncolostemon bolusii'' (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal
# '' Syncolostemon bracteosus'' (Benth.) D.F.Otieno - widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa
# '' Syncolostemon canescens'' (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon cinereum'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno & Retief - South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon comosus'' (Wight ex Benth.) D.F.Otieno - southern India
# '' Syncolostemon comptonii'' Codd - Eswatini
# '' Syncolostemon concinnus'' N.E.Br. - Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon densiflorus'' Benth. - South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon elliottii'' (Baker) D.F.Otieno - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Transvaal
# '' Syncolostemon eriocephalus'' Verd. - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon flabellifolius'' (S.Moore) A.J.Paton - Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique + Zimbabwe
# '' Syncolostemon floccosus'' (Launert) D.F.Otieno - Namibia
# '' Syncolostemon foliosus'' (S.Moore) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon gerrardii'' (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon incanus'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon latidens'' (N.E.Br.) Codd - KwaZulu-Natal
# '' Syncolostemon linearis'' (Benth.) D.F.Otieno - Zimbabwe
# '' Syncolostemon macranthus'' (Gürke) Ashby - Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon macrophyllus'' Gürke - South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon madagascariensis'' (A.J.Paton & Hedge) D.F.Otieno - Madagascar
# '' Syncolostemon modestus'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon namapaensis'' D.F.Otieno - Mozambique, Tanzania
# '' Syncolostemon obermeyerae'' (M.Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon oritrephes'' (Wild) D.F.Otieno - Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique + Zimbabwe
# '' Syncolostemon ornatus'' (S.Moore) D.F.Otieno - Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe
# '' Syncolostemon parviflorus'' E.Mey. ex Benth. - Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon parvifolius'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon persimilis'' (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon petiolatus'' (Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa, Mozambique
# '' Syncolostemon pretoriae'' (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon punctatus'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon ramosus'' (Codd) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal
# '' Syncolostemon ramulosus'' E.Mey. ex Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
# '' Syncolostemon rehmannii'' (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon rotundifolius'' E.Mey. ex Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
# '' Syncolostemon rugosifolius'' (M.Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon stalmansii'' (A.J.Paton & K.Balkwill) D.F.Otieno - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
# '' Syncolostemon stenophyllus'' (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
# '' Syncolostemon subvelutinus'' (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon teucriifolius'' (Hochst.) D.F.Otieno - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon thorncroftii'' (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon transvaalensis'' (Schltr.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Syncolostemon welwitschii'' (Rolfe) D.F.Otieno - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9080905
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera