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List of Lamiaceae of South Africa

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Lamiaceae (/ˌlmiˈsi, -/ LAY-mee-AY-see-eye, -⁠ee[1] or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs. Some species are shrubs, trees (such as teak), or, rarely, vines. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2] The enlarged Lamiaceae contain about 236 genera[3] and have been stated to contain 6,900[2] to 7,200[3] species, but the World Checklist lists 7,534.[4]

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[5] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[6]

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[7]

49 genera are represented in the literature.[7] Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Acrocephalus

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Genus Acrocephalus:[7]

Acrotome

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Genus Acrotome:[7]

Aeollanthus

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Genus Aeollanthus:[7]

Ajuga

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Genus Ajuga:[7]

Ballota

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Genus Ballota:[7]

Basilicum

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Genus Basilicum:[7]

Becium

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Genus Becium:[7]

Cantinoa

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Genus Cantinoa:[7]

Cedronella

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Genus Cedronella:[7]

Clerodendrum

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Genus Clerodendrum:[7]

Cyclonema

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Genus Cyclonema:[7]

Endostemon

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Genus Endostemon:[7]

Geniosporum

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Genus Geniosporum:[7]

Hemizygia

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Genus Hemizygia:[7]

Hoslundia

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Genus Hoslundia:[7]

Isodon

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Genus Isodon:[7]

Kalaharia

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Genus Kalaharia:[7]

Karomia

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Genus Karomia:[7]

  • Karomia speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. indigenous
    • Karomia speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. forma flava (Moldenke) R.Fern. indigenous
    • Karomia speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. forma speciosa, indigenous

Killickia

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Genus Killickia:[7]

Lamium

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Genus Lamium:[7]

Lasiocorys

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Genus Lasiocorys:[7]

Leonotis

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Genus Leonotis:[7]

Leucas

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Genus Leucas:[7]

Marrubium

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Genus Marrubium:[7]

Mentha

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Genus Mentha:[7]

  • Mentha aquatica L. indigenous
  • Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. indigenous
    • Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. capensis (Thunb.) Briq. indigenous
    • Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. polyadena (Briq.) Briq. indigenous
    • Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. wissii (Launert) Codd, indigenous
  • Mentha pulegium L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive

Mesosphaerum

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Genus Mesosphaerum:[7]

Ocimum

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Genus Ocimum:[7]

Orthosiphon

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Genus Orthosiphon:[7]

Platostoma

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Genus Platostoma:[7]

Plectranthus

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Genus Plectranthus:[7]

Premna

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Genus Premna:[7]

Prunella

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Genus Prunella:[7]

Pycnostachys

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Genus Pycnostachys:[7]

Rabdosiella

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Genus Rabdosiella:[7]

Rotheca

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Genus Rotheca:[7]

Salvia

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Genus Salvia:[7]

Satureja

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Genus Satureja:[7]

Scutellaria

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Genus Scutellaria:[7]

Siphonanthus

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Genus Siphonanthus:[7]

Solenostemon

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Genus Solenostemon:[7]

Spironema

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Genus Spironema:[7]

Stachys

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Genus Stachys:[7]

Syncolostemon

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Genus Syncolostemon:[7]

Tetradenia

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Genus Tetradenia:[7]

Teucrium

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Genus Teucrium:[7]

Thorncroftia

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Genus Thorncroftia:[7]

Tinnea

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Genus Tinnea:[7]

Vitex

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Genus Vitex:[7]

Volkameria

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Genus Volkameria:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Pronunciation of lamiaceae". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Heywood, Vernon H.; Brummitt, Richard K.; Seberg, Ole; Culham, Alastair (2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World. Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-206-4.
  3. ^ a b Harley, Raymond M.; Atkins, Sandy; Budantsev, Andrey L.; Cantino, Philip D.; Conn, Barry J.; Grayer, Renée J.; Harley, Madeline M.; de Kok, Rogier P.J.; Krestovskaja, Tatyana V.; Morales, Ramón; Paton, Alan J.; Ryding, P. Olof (2004). "Labiatae". In Kubitzki, Klaus; Kadereit, Joachim W. (eds.). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. VII. Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. pp. 167–275. ISBN 978-3-540-40593-1.
  4. ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.