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Keepsafes
Endostemon
Endostemon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called keepsafes. There are 21 species, the majority of which are found in eastern Africa. Some species are present in central and southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Madagascar and the Indian subcontinent each have one.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Minty Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon obtusifolius
Purpling Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon tereticaulis
Slenderleaf Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon tenuiflorus
Sticky Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon viscosus
Downy Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon villosus
Endostemon tubulascens
speciesEndostemon tubulascens
Cuito River Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon palustris
Endostemon camporum
speciesEndostemon camporum
Mombasan Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon wakefieldii
Usambara Mountain Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon usambarensis
Hobyan Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon obbiadensis
Endostemon membranaceus
speciesEndostemon membranaceus
Oromian Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon kelleri
Puntland Keepsafe
speciesEndostemon racemosus
Endostemon tomentosus
speciesEndostemon tomentosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 576245.