- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
Syncolostemon bracteosus (Benth.) D.F.Otieno

[FTEA]
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: Senegal, Leprieur s.n. (G!, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Aromatic annual or perennial herb, 30–50 cm tall
- Morphology Stem
- Stems erect, arising from a taproot, quadrangular above, rounded-quadrangular at base; indumentum of spreading hairs, with or without shorter spreading glandular hairs, hairs becoming antrorse on the inflorescence axis
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves subsessile, often ascending, narrowly ovate to linear, 2–11 × 0.3–1.5(–3) cm, entire or shallowly serrate, apex acute, base cuneate; indumentum of short hairs, pubescent above, pubescent to tomentose beneath, with sessile glands
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence lax with the mainly 6-flowered verticils 1.5–3 cm apart; bracts brightly coloured, pink or white, pubescent with sessile glands, forming a conspicuous terminal coma composed of bracts from more than two nodes, broadly ovate to elliptic, 3–20 × 3–10 mm; bracts rarely absent in mature fruiting specimens
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx purplish, 4–8 mm long at anthesis; fruiting calyx 9–12 mm long; indumentum of pubescent glandular or eglandular hairs
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla white or lilac, 12–15 mm long, anterior lip horizontal or deflexed; tube 10–11 mm long, straight, dilating at throat
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens exserted 3–7 mm, anterior glabrous, posterior with minute scattered hairs
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets brown, broadly ovoid, 2 mm long, smooth with a small dorsal ridge, producing mucilage when wet
- Figures
- Fig 26, p 176
- Ecology
- Brachystegia or Commiphora woodland, dry sandy grassland, streamsides; 250–1250 m
- Conservation
- Least concern; widely distributed
- Note
- This species approaches S. welwitischii which differs in the elliptical to ovate leaves which are up to 3.5 times as long as broad. The rootstock of S. welwitischii tends to be more conspicuous than that of S. bracteosa which has a tap root. The two taxa are normally easy to differentiate. Milne-Redhead & Taylor 8047 from Songea is somewhat anomalous, having its lower leaves elliptic but the upper leaves and those of all other specimens of S. bracteosus are linear or narrow ovate.
- Distribution
- Range: Widespread in tropical Africa from Senegal to Sudan, and south to Namibia and South Africa Flora districts: T5 T6 T7 T8
[FWTA]
Labiatae, J. K. Morton. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- An erect greyish pubescent annual up to 3 ft. high
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Pale pink flowers and clusters of pink bracts at the top of the inflorescence
- Ecology
- In marshy grassland.
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Bouetia ocimoides A.Chev.
- Hemizygia bracteosa (Benth.) Briq.
- Hemizygia hoepfneri Briq.
- Hemizygia junodii Briq.
- Hemizygia nigritiana S.Moore
- Hemizygia ocimoides (A.Chev.) Briq.
- Hemizygia serrata Briq.
- Ocimum bracteosum Benth.
- Orthosiphon bracteosus (Benth.) Baker
- Orthosiphon rhodesianus S.Moore
- Orthosiphon schinzianus Briq.
- English
- White-tipped hemizygia
Syncolostemon bracteosus (Benth.) D.F.Otieno appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2010 | A [1565], Botswana | K000249836 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2010 | Heath [1565], Botswana | K000249875 | No | ||
Nov 1, 2007 | Hochobes [1213], Namibia | Hemizygia bracteosa | K000479579 | No |
First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 261: 37 (2006)
Accepted by
- 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.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- 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.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
- 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.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- 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 Tropical East Africa
- Pl. Syst. Ecol. 261: 37 (2006).
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