Platostoma africanum

Platostoma africanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Ociminae
Genus: Platostoma
Species: Platostoma africanum

Name

Platostoma africanum P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 2: 61 (1818).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Geniosporum palisotii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 22 (1832).
  • Ocimum sylvaticum Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 270 (1827).
  • Geniosporum palisotii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 22 1832.
  • Platostoma buettnerianum Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 166 1894.
  • Platostoma djalonense A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 513 1920. nom. inval.
  • Ocimum flaccidum A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 179 (1850).
    • Platostoma flaccidum (A.Rich.) Benth. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 611 (1885).
  • Platostoma flaccidum Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 165 (1894). nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India. Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1807–1820. Flore d'Oware et de Bénin, en Afrique. Tome Second. 95 pp. p. LVI–CXX. Paris. BHL Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Platostoma africanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platostoma africanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platostoma africanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platostoma africanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platostoma africanum. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platostoma africanum. Accessed: 19 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Platostoma africanum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 19. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Hausa: Kimbar rafi

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