''Endostemon'' is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae, 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,
Madagascar
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, and the
Indian subcontinent
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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;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'' (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'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola
#'' Endostemon usambarensis'' M.R.Ashby - Tanzania
#'' Endostemon villosus'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa
#'' Endostemon viscosus'' (Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka
#'' Endostemon wakefieldii'' (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya
]
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3767477
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by N. E. Brown