Plectranthus neochilus Schltr.

Perennial or sometimes annual, decumbent to erect, often much branched and bushy, succulent herb 0.12-0.5 m tall; stems sparingly to densely villous; roots sometimes tuberous. Leaves petiolate; blade succulent, often viscid, tending to fold along the midrib, obovate to elliptic-ovate, 20-50 x 15-35 mm, pubescent, under-surface with orange gland-dots, apex obtuse, base cuneate to attenuate, margin obscurely few-toothed; petiole 5-15 mm long. Inflorescence a terminal spike-like raceme 70-150 mm long; bracts forming a 4-angled apical coma, greenish white tipped with purple, early deciduous; flowers in 3-flowered sessile cymes, forming 6-flowered verticils; verticils dense above, laxer and 5-15 mm apart below; pedicels erect. Calyx 6 mm long in fruit, similar to P. tetensis. Corolla mauve-purple, 12-20 mm long; tube slightly geniculate about the middle and expanding towards the throat; upper lip bluish white, 2 mm long; lower lip boat-shaped, 8-11 mm long. Stamens 8-11 mm long, united at the base for 2-3 mm.