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Orthosiphon allenii
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Mtoroshanga Pass
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| Synonyms: |
Icomum hockii De Wild. Plectranthus allenii C.H. Wright |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to c. 30 cm tall, growing from a small woody rootstock. Roots with small tubers, up to 3 cm long. Stems 4-angled, with appressed hairs and scattered sessile glands, usually denser towards the inflorescence. Leaves usually strictly in a basal rosette, sometimes also 1-2 pairs of leaves along the stem, elliptic up to 12 × 5 cm, mostly hairless but gland-dotted; margin sinuate-crenate; petiole 5-20 mm long. Inflorescence with many 6-flowered verticils, 10-25 mm apart. Corolla pink to mauve, sometimes with white markings, 2-lipped; lower lip cup-shaped, enclosing the stamens. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring in seasonally flooded grassland, sometimes in Brachystegia woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form: | P |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 1 April 2010 |
| Literature: |
Paton, A.J. et al. (2009). Lamiaceae FTEA Page 181. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Orthosiphon alleniiAfrican Plant Database: Orthosiphon allenii
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Orthosiphon allenii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Orthosiphon allenii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Orthosiphon allenii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Orthosiphon allenii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Orthosiphon allenii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Orthosiphon allenii
JSTOR Plant Science: Orthosiphon allenii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Orthosiphon allenii
Tropicos: Orthosiphon allenii
West African Plants database: Orthosiphon allenii
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