Clinopodium abyssinicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species: Clinopodium abyssinicum
Varietates: C. a. var. abyssinicum – C. a. var. condensatum

Name

Clinopodium abyssinicum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 515 (1891).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calamintha abyssinica A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 191 (1850).
  • Melissa abyssinica Hochst., Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 23 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Micromeria abyssinica Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 224 (1848).
  • Satureja abyssinica (Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 301 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Clinopodium abyssinicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Clinopodium abyssinicum. Published online. Accessed: 3 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Clinopodium abyssinicum. Accessed: Dec 3 2025. Reference page.