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. |
FZ divisions: | 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 Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 149. 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. |