Lamiaceae
Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon pallidus Royle ex Benth.

First published in Bot. Misc. 3: 370 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Indian Subcontinent. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • 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.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v51i1.10757. epublication.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 369 (1900)
  • Fl. Eth. 5: 582 (2006).
  • Hook. Bot. Misc. 3: 370 (1833)
  • J.B. 76: 46 (1938)
  • Lab. Gen. Sp.: 708 (1834)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 297 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Muriithi] [251] Kenya K005416254 Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000911668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11148] Tanzania K005416269 Yes
Mwachala, G.; et al. [EW1458] Kenya K005416268 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [95169] Tanzania K005416273 Yes
Jacquemont, V.V. [1427] India K000911670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] K000911669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13831] Kenya K005416262 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1263] Kenya K005416266 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2273] Tanzania K005416272 Yes
[illegible] [2492] K005204251 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12970] Kenya K005416264 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [277] Sudan K000347194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mathew, B. [6218] Kenya K:SPC-06049.317 No
Gillett, J.B. [12780] Kenya K005416263 Yes
Geilinger (Dr) [4896] Tanzania K005416270 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6594] Kenya K005416257 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6396] Kenya K005416259 Yes
Mathew, B. [6218] Kenya K:SPC-06049.236 No
Luke [2896] Kenya K005416265 Yes
Luke, G.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR100] Kenya K005416267 Yes
Powys [G24] Kenya K005416261 Yes
Ament, J.G. [540] Kenya K005416253 Yes
Verdcourt [3711A] Kenya K005416256 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6218] Kenya K005416260 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M.; Gwynne [1126] Kenya K005416258 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1240] Tanzania K005416271 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Napper, D. (Miss) [13561] Kenya K005416255 Yes
Chevalier, A. [24120] Benin Orthosiphon incisus K000347184 Unknown Type Material Yes

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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