Karomia
genus of plants
Karomia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus was introduced in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876–1954) in "Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle" (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052, for the single species Karomia fragrans. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and Vietnam.
Species
Karomia fragrans Dop – Vietnam
Karomia gigas (Faden) Verdc. – Kenya, Tanzania
Karomia humbertii (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
Karomia macrocalyx (Baker) R.Fern. – Madagascar
Karomia madagascariensis (Moldenke) R.Fern. – Madagascar
Karomia microphylla (Moldenke) R.Fern.
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