Clinopodium uhligii (Gürke) Ryding
var. obtusifolium (Avetta) Ryding

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Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park

Synonyms:	Calamintha simensis Benth. var. obtusifolia Avetta Satureja pseudosimensis Brenan
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Status:	Native
Description:	Aromatic, perennial herb with prostrate or ascending stems, spreading glandular hairy, growing from a strong woody rootstock. Leaves broadly ovate or elliptic, 8-25 mm long, with sessile glands beneath only; margin with 3-5 distinct teeth on each side; petiole very short. Inflorescence with 3-7-flowered clusters lax or crowded in the upper part. Calyx strongly 2-lipped, 4,4-8 mm long, usually purple. Corolla 5.5-17 mm long, purple, pink or rarely white.
Type location:	Ethiopia
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Derivation of specific name:	uhligii: after Viktor Karl Uhlig (1857-1911), a German geologist at the University of Vienna who collected in Tanzania.
Habitat:	In grassland, open woodland and along margins of forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	1900 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Known from West Africa, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.
FZ divisions:	MS
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Wednesday 26 September 2018
Literature:	Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 100 - 102. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Malawi: Clinopodium uhligii var. obtusifolium

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