Lamiaceae
Lavandula

Lavandula macra Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 339 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb with woody base, 0.3–0.6 m tall, usually leafless; stems 4-angled, erect or ascending
Morphology Leaves
Leaves absent or very sparse, if present, pinnatifid with oblong-obtuse, 0–2-toothed segments, ovate in outline, up to 5–15 × 3–5 mm, tomentose with simple and/or branched hairs and many sessile glands
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes dense at anthesis, mostly becoming lax and 10–80 mm long in fruit; bracts ovate, up to 2–3.5 × 0.5–1.5 mm, shorter than the calyx, with parallel veins, apex acuminate, ± spinescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4–5.5 mm long, with sessile glands between the veins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 10–13 mm long, blue
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlets ± oblong, 1.2–1.4 × 0.5–0.6 mm, ± smooth, producing mucilage when wet, areole c. 0.25–0.33 times as long as the nutlet.
Distribution
N3; Oman, Yemen
Ecology
Altitude range 100–1200 m.
Vernacular
Huwan (Somali).
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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