Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Genus:
Species:
innata
ID:
1138552

Status:
valid

Authors:
Markötter

Source:
tro

Year:
1930

Citation Micro:
Ann. Univ. Stellenbosch, Reeks A, Wis.- Naturk 8(1): 39 (1930)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001137890

Common Names

  • Selago Innata
  • Innata Selago
  • Innata Honeysuckle

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Description

Selago innata (also called the Namaqua Selago, among many other common names) is a small, erect shrub with a rounded crown and a single trunk. It is native to the Northern Cape and Namibia and grows in sandy soils in semi-arid regions.

Uses & Benefits

Selago innata is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a cut flower. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating headaches, fever, and colds.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Selago innata has small, white flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.

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Where to Find Selago innata

Selago innata is native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

Species in the Selago genus

Selago prostrata, Selago zuluensis, Selago venosa, Selago welwitschii, Selago valliscitri, Selago variicalyx, Selago scabribractea, Selago oppositifolia, Selago nigromontana, Selago parvibractea, Selago procera, Selago perplexa, Selago pustulosa, Selago gossweileri, Selago florifera, Selago elsiae, Selago gloiodes, Selago dolosa, Selago dolichonema, Selago marlothii, Selago mediocris, Selago crassifolia, Selago cupressoides, Selago baurii, Selago bilacunosa, Selago alopecuroides, Selago angolensis, Selago albomontana, Selago adenodes, Selago chalarantha, Selago heterotricha, Selago huilana, Selago griquana, Selago michelliae, Selago leptothrix, Selago myriophylla, Selago mucronata, Selago karooica, Selago intermedia, Selago inconstans, Selago neglecta, Selago abietina, Selago albida, Selago capituliflora, Selago aspera, Selago atherstonei, Selago barbula, Selago bolusii, Selago distans, Selago brevifolia,

Species in the Scrophulariaceae family

Alonsoa acutifolia, Alonsoa auriculata, Alonsoa caulialata, Alonsoa hirsuta, Alonsoa honoraria, Alonsoa linearis, Alonsoa meridionalis, Alonsoa minor, Alonsoa pallida, Alonsoa peduncularis, Alonsoa serrata, Alonsoa unilabiata, Ameroglossum pernambucense, Ameroglossum manoel-felixii, Ameroglossum alatum, Ameroglossum asperifolium, Ameroglossum bicolor, Ameroglossum fulniorum, Ameroglossum genaroanum, Ameroglossum intermedium, Ameroglossum xukuruorum, Androya decaryi, Antherothamnus pearsonii, Anticharis arabica, Anticharis ebracteata, Anticharis glandulosa, Anticharis imbricata, Anticharis inflata, Anticharis juncea, Anticharis scoparia, Anticharis senegalensis, Anticharis namibensis, Anticharis kaokoensis, Anticharis angolensis, Aptosimum albomarginatum, Aptosimum arenarium, Aptosimum decumbens, Aptosimum elongatum, Aptosimum eriocephalum, Aptosimum glandulosum, Aptosimum gossweileri, Aptosimum indivisum, Aptosimum lineare, Aptosimum marlothii, Aptosimum molle, Aptosimum neglectum, Aptosimum patulum, Aptosimum procumbens, Aptosimum pumilum, Aptosimum spinescens,

References

Erike Irene Markötter (1905-1983): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Markötter' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809624-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].