Distribution Map

Syncolostemon canescens

               
(Hemizygia canescens)

Lamiaceae Nepetoideae Ocimeae Ociminae

As at April 2024, 10 herbarium specimens, 1 photo record

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Mlawula

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Hemizygia canescens - Woody at base, branches slender, erect, very shortly grey-downy throughout, aromatic. Main leaves with stalk up to 1 cm long, blade tapering to both ends, widest at or below middle, pointed, finely toothed, up to 2,5 cm long x 1,2 cm wide; short leafy shoots arise in axils. Inflorescence with pairs of branches, flower clusters well-spaced, stalk c 1 mm long. Calyx c 3 mm long, downy; corolla with long narrow tube in front of calyx, lips turned upwards and downwards respectively, c 1,5 cm long, mauve; stamens and style long- protruding.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.