Scutellaria violascens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Scutellarioideae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species: Scutellaria violascens

Name

Scutellaria violascens Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 392 (1901).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Scutellaria fulgens Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 126 (1911).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zambia. West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Hedberg, K.O., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) 2006. Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. 5. Gentianaceae to Cyclocheilaceae. liv + 690 pp.. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Uppsala. ISBN 91-971285-6-2 Reference page. 
• Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley 2009. Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Scutellaria violascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Scutellaria violascens. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Scutellaria violascens. Accessed: Jan 13 2026. Reference page.