Ocimum dambicola A.J.Paton

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Synonyms:	Ocimum punctatum Baker
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Status:	Native
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Type location:	Malawi
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Habitat:	In Brachystegia woodland and grassland subjected to frequent fires. often in wet places.
Altitude range:	1500 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	N
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 187. as Ocimum punctatum Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 127 - 130. (Includes a picture).

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