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Endostemon obtusifolius N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Endostemon

Characteristics

Soft, straggling to erect herb or shrub, 0.5-1.5 m high, much branched; stems hispid. Leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, upper surface thinly pilose, undersurface hispidulous and reticulately veined, apex obtuse to truncate, margins shallowly crenate-serrate. Inflorescences: lax racemes of many spaced verticils; verticillasters 2-12-flowered; bracts ovate, acuminate. Flowers white. Calyx 5-toothed, bilabiate, accrescent, hispidulous. Corolla Sub-Equally 4-lobed; tube cylindrical, slightly wider at throat. Stamens 4, inserted above middle of corolla. Style simple or obscurely bifid. Flowering time Nov.-May. Fruit suborbicular or oblong nutlets.
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Straggling to erect herb or soft shrub 0.5-1.5 m tall, much branched; stems hispid. Leaves petiolate; blade broadly ovate, 15-40 x 12-30 mm, upper surface thinly pilose, under-surface hispidulous and reticulate veined, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse to truncate, margin shallowly crenate-serrate; petiole 5-15 mm long. Racemes lax, 150-300 mm long, of many spaced verticils; verticils (2-)3-8(-12)-flowered; bracts ovate, acuminate, 4-5 mm long. Calyx hispidulous, 3.5 mm long at flowering, enlarging to 6-7 mm long. Corolla white, 5 mm long.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Endostemon obtusifolius world distribution map, present in Angola, Mozambique, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:446716-1
WFO ID wfo-0000949052
COL ID 6F9CN
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Synonyms

Ocimum laxiflorum Ocimum rariflorum Plectranthus rariflorus Endostemon obtusifolius Ocimum obtusifolium Ocimum obtusifolium
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