Orthosiphon thymiflorus

Orthosiphon thymiflorus
Orthosiphon thymiflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Ociminae
Genus: Orthosiphon
Species:

Name

Orthosiphon thymiflorus Roth) Sleesen, Reinwardtia 5: 42 (1959).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Ocimum thymiflorum Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 269 (1821).
  • Homotypic
    • Plectranthus thymiflorus (Roth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 690 (1825).
  • Heterotypic
    • Ocimum triste Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 270 (1821).
      • Plectranthus tristis (Roth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 690 (1825).
    • Ocimum thonningii Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 269 (1827).
    • Ocimum suffrutescens Schumach., Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. 4: 330 (1829).
      • Orthosiphon suffrutescens (Schumach.) J.K.Morton, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 266 (1962).
    • Orthosiphon glabratus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 14 (1830).
      • Orthosiphon tomentosus var. glabratus (Benth.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 614 (1885).
    • Orthosiphon viscosus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 14 (1830).
      • Orthosiphon tomentosus var. viscosus (Benth.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 614 (1885).
      • Orthosiphon thymiflorus var. viscosus (Benth.) Sleesen, Reinwardtia 5: 43 (1959).
    • Orthosiphon tomentosus var. parviflorus Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 51 (1848).
      • Orthosiphon glabratus var. parviflorus (Benth.) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madr. 2: 1114 (1924).
    • Orthosiphon glabratus var. africanus Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 51 (1848).
    • Orthosiphon petiolaris Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 943 (1858).
    • Plectranthus marmoritis Hance, J. Bot. 12: 53 (1874).
      • Orthosiphon marmoritis (Hance) Dunn, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 154 (1913).
    • Orthosiphon australis Vatke, Linnaea 40: 179 (1876).
    • Orthosiphon coloratus Vatke, Linnaea 43: 86 (1881).
    • Orthosiphon somalensis Vatke, Linnaea 43: 87 (1881).
    • Orthosiphon tomentosus var. rubiginosus C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 614 (1885).
    • Orthosiphon sinensis Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 268 (1890).
    • Orthosiphon heterochrous Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 173 (1894).
    • Orthosiphon iodocalyx Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 174 (1894).
    • Orthosiphon roseus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 174 (1894).
    • Orthosiphon usambarensis Gürke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 62 (1894).
    • Orthosiphon calaminthoides Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 225 (1895).
    • Orthosiphon mollis Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 275 (1895).
    • Orthosiphon stuhlmannii Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 349 (1895).
    • Orthosiphon liebrechtsiauum Briq., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 84 (1898).
    • Orthosiphon wilmsii Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 81 (1898).
    • Orthosiphon hildebrandtii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 372 (1900), nom. illeg.
    • Orthosiphon longipes Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 373 (1900).
    • Orthosiphon mombasicus Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 369 (1900).
    • Orthosiphon inconcinnus Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 991 (1903).
    • Orthosiphon neglectus Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 988 (1903).
    • Orthosiphon merkeri Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 208 (1905).
    • Orthosiphon viatorum S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 199 (1905).
    • Orthosiphon rabaiensis S.Moore, J. Bot. 44: 26 (1906).
    • Orthosiphon rabaiensis var. parvifolia S.Moore, J. Bot. 44: 26 (1906).
    • Orthosiphon buryi S.Moore, J. Bot. 45: 233 (1907).
    • Orthosiphon silvicola Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 327 (1908).
    • Plectranthus bolusii T.Cooke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 377 (1909).
    • Orthosiphon chevalieri Briq., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 284 (1917).
    • Orthosiphon tenuifrons Briq., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 283 (1917).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, DR Congo.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Northern Provinces.
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia.
    • Regional: China
      • China Southeast.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Laos, Myanmar, Thailand (doubtfully present), Vietnam.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • 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. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • العربية: شارب القط صعتري الأزهار
  • മലയാളം: കുഴിമുണ്ടൻതുളസി
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