Verbenaceae
Lippia

Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 752 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77 : 30 (1973).
  • Blumea 5 : 68 (1942) excl. syn. pro parte.
  • Chapman, Veg. Mlanje Mt. Nyasal.: 47 et 54 (1962).
  • F.C. 5 , 1: 195 (1901) quoad syn. pro min. parte et pl. afr.
  • F.T.E.A., Verbenaceae: 30 (1992).
  • J.H. Ross, Fl. Natal: 299 (1972), excl. syn. L. asperifolia .
  • Jacquin, Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3 : 59, t. 361 (1798).
  • Kirkia 5 : 64 (1965).
  • Kirkia 9 : 172 (1973).
  • M. Coates Palgrave, ed. 3 of K. Coates Palgrave, Trees South. Africa: 976 (2002).
  • Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9 : 36 (1954) excl. distr. Angola.
  • Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2 : 141 (1806).
  • Phytologia 12 : 225 (1965)
  • Poiret, Encycl. Méth. Bot. 8 : 840 (1808).
  • Richards & Morony, Check List Fl. Mbala: 238 (1969).
  • Résumé Verbenaceae: 461 (Taxon. Index, 1958).
  • Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 4 : 43 (1845).
  • Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 4 : 50 (1845).
  • Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 4 : 64 (1845).
  • White, For. Fl. N. Rhod.: 370 (1962), excl. syn. L. asperifolia .
  • Willdenow, Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1 : 117 (1797).
  • op. cit. 13 : 358 (1966)
  • op. cit.: 14 : 408–409 (1967)
  • op. cit.: 39 : 99 et 437 (1978)
  • op. cit.: 48 : 176 (1981)
  • sensu Brenan, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs Tang. Terr.: 640 (1949).
  • sensu Hutchinson, Botanist South. Africa: 672 (1946).
  • sensu Martineau, Rhodesia Wild Fl.: 65 (1953), non Marthe (1801).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 613 (1974).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 790 (1962).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 588 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 370 (1962).
  • Ivens, E. Afr. Weeds: 69 (1967).
  • Kokwaro, Luo Bot. Dict.: 12, t. 28/c (1972).
  • Meeuse in Blumea 5: 68 (1942) (much synonymy).
  • Meikle in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 36 (1954).
  • Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 2: 752 (1825).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 82 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 3, 2023 Mula Boene, H.; Banze, A.; Silva, P.; Malate, Z.; Fumo, F. [HM08] Mozambique K009001511 No
Jan 1, 2008 Freidberg, A. [57] Kenya K000479865 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Freidberg, A. [57] Kenya K000479867 No
May 12, 1987 [?] [531] K000379290 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 12, 1987 Bojer [s.n.] Tanzania K000379291 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 12, 1987 Blackburn, J. [146] Tanzania K000379292 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A. Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide,T.; Ndala, B. (guide) [PM78] Mozambique K001346923 No
Meyer, J.J. [4570] South Africa K001622798 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11049] Tanzania K:SPC-23751.000 No
Krauss [247] South Africa Lippia capensis K000379426 Type Yes
Krauss [247] South Africa Lippia capensis K000379428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sanderson, J. [97] South Africa Lippia capensis K000379429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Lippia capensis K000379427 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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