Endostemon obtusifolius
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Flower
Rocky miombo woodland
Along Mulungushi River
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Rocky miombo woodland
Along Mulungushi River
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Rocky miombo woodland
Along Mulungushi River
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Rocky miombo woodland
Along Mulungushi River
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Ocimum obtusifolius E. Mey. ex Benth. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Straggling or erect shrubby perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves more or less broadly ovate, softly hairy on both surfaces; margins crenate-serrate. Flowers in terminal racemes; corolla white with the lower lip not much larger than other lobes and the upper lobe slightly notched. |
| Type location: |
South Africa, Cape Province |
| Notes: | E. obtusifolius is superficially similar to Orthosiphon schimperi and often grows in similar habitats but Endostemon differs in the 4-lobed corolla and the ± sessile stamens inserted about the middle of the corolla. |
| Derivation of specific name: | obtusifolius: with obtuse leaves |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,E,C,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 12 February 2020 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 55. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 162 - 164. (Includes a picture). |
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