''Obtegomeria'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1998. It contains only one known species, ''Obtegomeria caerulescens'',

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (English: ''Snow-Covered Mountain Range of Saint Martha'') is an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia, separate from the Andes range that runs through the north of the country. Reaching an elevation of ...

in northern Colombia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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photo of type specimen at Field Museum in Chicago
Lamiaceae Endemic flora of Colombia Monotypic Lamiaceae genera {{Lamiaceae-stub