Lamiaceae
Karomia

Karomia speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern.

First published in Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 7: 43 (1985 publ. 1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fernandes, R. & Diniz, M.A. (2005). Avicenniaceae, Nesogenaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae (subfams, Viticoideae and Ajugoideae). Flora Zambesiaca 8(7): 1-161. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Estud. Ensaios Doc. Junta Invest. Ci. Ultramar [in Mendonça, Contrib. Conhec. Fl. Moçamb., II] 12 : 177 (1954).
  • M. Coates Palgrave, ed. 3 of K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 992 (2002).
  • Phytologia 48 : 354–356 et 384 (1981) pro max. parte.
  • Pole Evans, Fl. Pl. S. Africa 2 : t. 49 (1922).
  • S Mozambique, 254 et 256 (1971)
  • sensu J.H. Ross, Fl. Natal: 300 (1972), non (Klotzsch) Vatke (1882).
  • sensu Palmer & Pitman, Trees South. Africa 3 : 1969, photo p. 1968, fig. p. 1970 (1972).
  • sensu van der Schijff, Check List Vasc. Pl. Kruger Nat. Park: 81 (1969).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 8, 2019 Rokni, S.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Machuama, B.; Cumbane, I. [9] Mozambique K001346122 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [16879] South Africa K000192832 Type Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [16879] South Africa K000192833 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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