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Synonyms: |
Homalocheilos paniculatum (Baker) J.K. Morton Homalocheilos ramosissimus (Hook. f.) J.K. Morton Plectranthus bullatus Robyns & Lebrun Plectranthus hoslundioides Baker Plectranthus paniculatus Baker Plectranthus ramosissimus Hook. f. Plectranthus whytei Baker |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Straggling to weakly erect perennial herb, 0.6-2.5 m tall. Stems 4-angled, hairy. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-8 cm long, pubescent above, densely white hairy beneath; margin serrate-crenate; petiole 2-20 mm long. Inflorescence a very lax terminal panicle, composed of many 10-24-flowered branched heads. Flowers small, white with purple spots at the base of the lobes. |
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Derivation of specific name: | ramosissimum: much-branched, referring to the inflorescence. |
Habitat: | In forest undergrowth and along margins, in upland grassland and along rivers. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1800 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 25 July 2016 |
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 184. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 55. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 102 - 104. (Includes a picture). |
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