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''Karomia speciosa'' is an African deciduous large shrub or bushy tree up to 7 m, and relocated to the family Lamiaceae from Verbenaceae. It is one of 9 species in the genus ''Karomia'', a genus containing species previously classified in ''Holmskioldia'', and is closely related to ''Clerodendrum''. The only remaining species in the genus is ''Holmskioldia sanguinea'', occurring in the foothills of the Himalayas.〔http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do?flora=fz&taxon=11666&nameid=29852〕 ''Karomia speciosa'' is found in the northern parts of South Africa, Swaziland and north into tropical Africa and Madagascar, growing in bush or wooded areas on hot, dry, rocky slopes and riverine thickets. Producing showy, mauve and purple flowers in profusion, the species is either single- or multi-stemmed, with pale, smooth grayish-brown bark. The softly pubescent leaves have coarsely toothed margins, are dark green above and a paler green below. The papery calyx is dusty-pink or mauve in colour, while the bilabiate corolla is deep-blue or violet.〔http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/karomiaspeciosa.htm〕 The genus ''Karomia'' was first described in 1932 by the botanist Paul Louis Amans Dop (1876-1954) in 'Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat.' (Paris) ser. 2. 4: 1052.〔http://www.tropicos.org/name/40034702〕 ==External links== *(Gallery ) *(Kristin Bain watercolour ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karomia speciosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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