Entry for ENDOSTEMON gracilis (Benth.) M. Ashby [family LABIATAE]
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding (Aeollanthus, Basilicum, Clinopodium, Endostemon, Fuerstia, Hoslundia, Lavandula, Leucas, Micromeria, Nepeta, Ocimum, Orthosiphon, Otostegia, Plectranthus, Renschia, Salvia, Scutellaria, Stachys, Teucrium, Tinnea) and M. Thulin (Clerodendrum, Premna, Rotheca, Vitex) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ENDOSTEMON gracilis (Benth.) M. Ashby [family LABIATAE], (1936);
Ocimum gracile Benth. [family LABIATAE], (1832). [type as above]
Orthosiphon glutinosus Chiov. [family LABIATAE], (1916);. type: S2, “Uanle Uein”, Paoli 1196 (FT holo.).
Notes
The record of E. wakefieldii (Baker) M. Ashby in Cuf. Enum.: 852 (1963) was based on material of E. gracilis. Near Mogadishu (S2), at sand dunes near the sea, there is a rather divergent form represented by, e.g., Thulin 4425 that may deserve recognition as a separate species. It is tufted, probably perennial, and has a 3.5–4.5 mm long corolla with a more than 1 mm long lower lobe.