Satureja umbrosa
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Description
Slender herb, profusely branched, often prostrate.
Leaves membranaceous, puberulous, ovate to broadly ovate, 1—1.5(—4.5) by 0.8-1.2(-3) cm, acute, base rounded or cuneate, entire;
Flowers usually in dense whorls, sub-capitate, terminal and in axils of upper leaves.
Stamens 4, only 2 larger ones functional.
Distribution
Afghanistan present, Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Continental S. Asia present, E. Asia present, Kokoda Distr present, Lake Habbema near Mt Wilhelmina present, Lake Myola present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Lombok present, Mt Kerintji present, N. Luzon present, S. China present, Southern America: Argentina Northeast (Formosa present), W. New Guinea present, from Mt Patuha in W to Mt Idjen in E present
Continental S. Asia (Caucasus to Afghanistan and India to S. China), E. Asia (Formosa), and Malesia: Sumatra (Mt Kerintji), Java (from Mt Patuha in W to Mt Idjen in E), Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali, Lombok), Philippines (N. Luzon), and W. New Guinea (Lake Habbema near Mt Wilhelmina; Kokoda Distr., Lake Myola).
Notes
The type specimen of Melissa umbrosa BIEB. was from Ibrice (as 'Iberiae'), Turkey. Specimens of this plant from Western Asia to the Far East and to Malesia are essentially homogeneous. In the mountains of Java at altitudes from 2000 to 3200 m, an alpine form with larger flowers (calyx 8-10 mm long at anthesis; 10-12 mm in fruit; corolla long-exserted) and larger nutlets (1-1.2 mm Ø) occurs which was recognized by BENTHAM, BOERLAGE and others as representing a distinct variety (var. javanica or var. repens).
The two specimens collected in W. New Guinea are noted by BRASS to have white flowers, the one by CROFT (LAE 61933) had purplish flowers.
The two specimens collected in W. New Guinea are noted by BRASS to have white flowers, the one by CROFT (LAE 61933) had purplish flowers.
Citation
H.W. Li, 1974 – In: Acta Phytotax. Sin.: 217
MERR. & ROLFE 1908 – In: Philip. J. Sc.: Bot. 123
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 968
KENG 1969: p. 43. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: f. 7
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 410
MURATA 1969 – In: Acta Phytotax. Geobot.: 77
STEEN. 1972: Mt. Fl. Java: pl. 25-1
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 971
BRIQ. 1896 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 4: 302
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 968
Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 149
cf. BACK 1913 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 34
Hook.f. 1885 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 450
C. KOCH 1971 – In: Hara, Fl. E. Himal. 2nd Report: 114
FISCH. & MEY. 1840 – In: Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop.: 6
O.K. 1891 – In: Rev. Gen. Pl.: 514
BACK. & BAKH. f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 630
BTH. 1848 – In: DC., Prod. 12: 233
BOERL. 1899 – In: Handl.: 715