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Synonyms: |
Micromeria biflora sensu Baker Micromeria punctata Benth. Micromeria purtschelleri Gürke Satureja biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Briq. Satureja punctata (Benth.) Briq. Thymus imbricatus Forssk. |
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Status: | Uncertain |
Description: |
Erect, ascending or sometimes decumbent, shrubby, aromatic perennial herb, up to c. 1 m tall. Stems woody near the base, hairy. Leaves opposite, ovate to almost circular, 6-12 mm long, somewhat stiffly leathery, papillose to hairy above, often with sessile glands on the veins beneath; margin almost entire; petiole less than 3 mm long. Flowers in 3-20-flowered, axillary clusters, concentrated towards the end of the stems. Calyx tubular, prominently 13-veined, 2.3–4.5 mm long in fruit. Corolla 4-9 mm long, mauve or violet, sometimes white, 2-lipped; upper lip emarginate, lower lip 3 lobed, flat with broad, somewhat emarginate central lobe. |
Type location: |
Yemen |
Notes: | The occurrence of this variety in Mozambique is uncertain. So fa all records known from Mozambique apparently belong to var. rhodesiaca. |
Derivation of specific name: | imbricata: overlapping like tiles or imbricate. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from the Arabian Peninsula to South Africa. |
National distribution: | Z |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 148 - 149. as Satureja punctata (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 191. as Satureja biflora Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 49. As Satureja biflora and S. punctata Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 360 - 361. as Satureja biflora (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 57. as Satureja imbricata Paton, A.J. et al. (2009). Lamiaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 117 - 118. (Includes a picture). Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 96 - 98. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. as Satureja punctata Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 114. as Satureja imbricata Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93. |
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