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Downy Keepsafe

Endostemon villosus

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Endostemon villosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae commonly called the downy keepsafe. It is found in southern tropical Africa.

Where it grows

Endostemon villosus can be found growing in Miombo woodlands in Angola, Burundi, the southern DRC, Malawi, northern Mozambique, southwestern Tanzania, and Zambia.

Other Endostemon plants

Endostemon glandulosus · Minty Keepsafe · Mopaneveld Keepsafe · Purpling Keepsafe · Endostemon tomentosus · Keepsafes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Endostemon villosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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