Syncolostemon bracteosus(Benth.) D.F.Otieno

WFO wfo-0000810328 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Jonathan Whitaker
fig. a Jonathan Whitaker, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-01 / obs. 196009692
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. b Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 126699442
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Andrew Hankey
fig. c Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15447440
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by flamelily
fig. d flamelily, CC0 1.0 / obs. 63189825
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. e Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174003701
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Andrew Hankey
fig. f Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 120406266
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Wynand Uys
fig. g Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174532461
Syncolostemon bracteosus, photographed by Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team
fig. h Wilderness Safaris Botswana - Conservation Team, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63818207

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Native range 19 botanical countries

Regions where Syncolostemon bracteosus is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe AngolaBeninBotswanaCameroonCaprivi StripCentral African RepublicMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSudan-South SudanTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe
Native distribution of Syncolostemon bracteosus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Cameroon CMN
Caprivi Strip CPV
Central African Republic CAF
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Senegal SEN
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 12 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bouetia ocimoides A.Chev.
  • Hemizygia bracteosa (Benth.) Briq.
  • Hemizygia hoepfneri Briq.
  • Hemizygia junodi Briq.
  • Hemizygia junodii var. quintasii Briq.
  • Hemizygia nigritiana S.Moore
  • Hemizygia ocimoides (A.Chev.) Briq.
  • Hemizygia serrata Briq.
  • Ocimum bracteosum Benth.
  • Orthosiphon bracteosus (Benth.) Baker
  • Orthosiphon rhodesianus S.Moore
  • Orthosiphon schinzianus Briq.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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