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Syncolostemon

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, plus one species in India.SpeciesSyncolostemon 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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Syncolostemon
Syncolostemon obermeyerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Syncolostemon
E.Mey. ex Benth.
Synonyms1
  • Hemizygia (Benth.) Briq.
  • Bouetia A.Chev.

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.12345

Species1
  1. Syncolostemon albiflorus (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Transvaal, Eswatini
  2. Syncolostemon argenteus N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal
  3. Syncolostemon bolusii (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal
  4. Syncolostemon bracteosus (Benth.) D.F.Otieno - widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa
  5. Syncolostemon canescens (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa
  6. Syncolostemon cinereum (Codd) D.F.Otieno & Retief - South Africa
  7. Syncolostemon comosus (Wight ex Benth.) D.F.Otieno - southern India
  8. Syncolostemon comptonii Codd - Eswatini
  9. Syncolostemon concinnus N.E.Br. - Eswatini, South Africa
  10. Syncolostemon densiflorus Benth. - South Africa
  11. Syncolostemon elliottii (Baker) D.F.Otieno - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Transvaal
  12. Syncolostemon eriocephalus Verd. - Northern Province of South Africa
  13. Syncolostemon flabellifolius (S.Moore) A.J.Paton - Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique + Zimbabwe
  14. Syncolostemon floccosus (Launert) D.F.Otieno - Namibia
  15. Syncolostemon foliosus (S.Moore) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
  16. Syncolostemon gerrardii (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - South Africa
  17. Syncolostemon incanus (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  18. Syncolostemon latidens (N.E.Br.) Codd - KwaZulu-Natal
  19. Syncolostemon linearis (Benth.) D.F.Otieno - Zimbabwe
  20. Syncolostemon macranthus (Gürke) Ashby - Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa
  21. Syncolostemon macrophyllus Gürke - South Africa
  22. Syncolostemon madagascariensis (A.J.Paton & Hedge) D.F.Otieno - Madagascar
  23. Syncolostemon modestus (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
  24. Syncolostemon namapaensis D.F.Otieno - Mozambique, Tanzania
  25. Syncolostemon obermeyerae (M.Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  26. Syncolostemon oritrephes (Wild) D.F.Otieno - Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique + Zimbabwe
  27. Syncolostemon ornatus (S.Moore) D.F.Otieno - Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe
  28. Syncolostemon parviflorus E.Mey. ex Benth. - Eswatini, South Africa
  29. Syncolostemon parvifolius (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  30. Syncolostemon persimilis (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  31. Syncolostemon petiolatus (Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa, Mozambique
  32. Syncolostemon pretoriae (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Eswatini, South Africa
  33. Syncolostemon punctatus (Codd) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  34. Syncolostemon ramosus (Codd) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal
  35. Syncolostemon ramulosus E.Mey. ex Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
  36. Syncolostemon rehmannii (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  37. Syncolostemon rotundifolius E.Mey. ex Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
  38. Syncolostemon rugosifolius (M.Ashby) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  39. Syncolostemon stalmansii (A.J.Paton & K.Balkwill) D.F.Otieno - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
  40. Syncolostemon stenophyllus (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province
  41. Syncolostemon subvelutinus (Gürke) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  42. Syncolostemon teucriifolius (Hochst.) D.F.Otieno - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  43. Syncolostemon thorncroftii (N.E.Br.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  44. Syncolostemon transvaalensis (Schltr.) D.F.Otieno - Northern Province of South Africa
  45. Syncolostemon welwitschii (Rolfe) D.F.Otieno - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
  3. Donald F. Otieno, Kevin Balkwill, Alan J. Paton & Vincent Savolainen. 2006. A Reassessment of Hemizygia and Syncolostemon (Ocimeae-Lamiaceae). Taxon 55:941-958
  4. Flora of Zimbabwe
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