Endostemon (keepsafe) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1910. It is native primarily to eastern Africa, with some species in central and southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Endostemon
Pink flowers of the plant Endostemon tereticaulis
Endostemon tereticaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Endostemon
N.E.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudocimum Bremek.
  • Puntia Hedge
Species[1]
  1. Endostemon albus A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
  2. Endostemon camporum (Gürke) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Tanzania
  3. Endostemon ctenoneurus Harley - Kenya, Somalia
  4. Endostemon glandulosus Harley & Sebsebe - Ethiopia
  5. Endostemon gracilis (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen
  6. Endostemon kelleri (Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
  7. Endostemon leucosphaerus (Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Somalia, Ethiopia
  8. Endostemon membranaceus (Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic
  9. Endostemon obbiadensis (Chiov.) M.R.Ashby - Somalia
  10. Endostemon obtusifolius (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania
  11. Endostemon racemosus Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  12. Endostemon stenocaulis (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  13. Endostemon tenuiflorus (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
  14. Endostemon tereticaulis (Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia
  15. Endostemon tomentosus Harley & Sebsebe - Somalia
  16. Endostemon tubulascens (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola
  17. Endostemon usambarensis M.R.Ashby - Tanzania
  18. Endostemon villosus (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa
  19. Endostemon viscosus (Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka
  20. Endostemon wakefieldii (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya

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