Killickia grandiflora (Killick) Bräuchler, Heubl & Doroszenko (2008:583)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Micromeria grandiflora Killick in Bothalia 6: 439 (1954); Satureja grandibracteata Killick in Bothalia 7: 435 (1961)
Conservation Status
Last record: 5 December 1985 (Carbutt & Bräuchler, 2012:41,45)
Rediscovered on 25 January 2006 (Carbutt & Bräuchler, 2012:41,45)
Distribution & Habitat
Drakensberg region, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Killick, D. J. B. (1954). Newly described species. Labiatae. Bothalia 6: 439-440.
Other references:
Bräuchler, C., Doroszenko, A., Esser, H.-J. and Heubl, G. (2008). Killickia (Lamiaceae): a new genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(3): 575-586.
Carbutt, Clinton and Bräuchler, Christian. (2012). The rediscovery of Killickia grandiflora (Lamiaceae), a narrow endemic from the northern KwaZulu-Natal. Plant Life 41: 40-45.
Govaerts, R. H. A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kgaboesele, P. L., Glennon, K. L. and Cron, G. V. (2021). Reproductive strategies in the rare and endangered Killickia grandiflora (Lamiaceae) – implications for its urgent conservation. South African Journal of Botany 142: 284-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.07.003
Killick, D. J. B. (1961). South African species of Satureja. Bothalia 7: 435-437.