Lamiaceae
Ocimum
Ocimum grandiflorum

Ocimum grandiflorum subsp. turkanaense (Sebald) A.J.Paton

First published in ined.
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Ethiopia to NW. Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009

Type
Type: Kenya, Turkana District: Murua Nysigar [Murua Mts], Newbould 7063 (K!, holo., EA, iso.)
Morphology Leaves
Leaf blades serrate, apex usually rounded, sometimes acute on young leaves; petioles 6–10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Fruiting calyces up to 3 cm apart on inflorescence axis.
Ecology
Margins of Juniperus forest; 1800–2250 m
Conservation
Only known from a few localities on a single mountain cited above; assessed here as Vulnerable, VU D2.
Note
Differs from subsp. grandiflorum, which occurs in Ethiopia, in having longer petioles and more rounded leaf apices.
Distribution
Range: Not known elsewhere Flora districts: K2
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0