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Syncolostemon

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Syncolostemon (sagebushes) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. It is native primarily to South Africa, with some species in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa (including Madagascar), plus one species in India.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, India

General: to Syncolostemon and identified intermediate species. Otieno et al. (2006

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Specimen records
46
With media
17
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
NY, B, DOV, VT, NHMUK
Recorded in
South Africa, Mexico, United States

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Parent taxon
Ociminae
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Syncolostemon (sagebushes) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. It is native primarily to South Africa, with some species in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa (including Madagascar), plus one species in India. Species 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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