Stachys tubulosa Macowan

Soft straggling herb, probably perennial; stems weak, slender, sparingly branched, softly pilose, with long internodes. Leaves long petiolate; blade thin-textured, broadly ovate, 35-65 x 25-55 mm, softly pilose especially on the nerves, apex acute or subacute, base deeply cordate, margin regularly crenate; petiole 18-40 mm long. Inflorescence of 1-3 verticils, subcapitate or interrupted; verticils 4-6-flowered, flowers subsessile. Calyx softly hispid, 6-8 mm long at flowering. Corolla pinkish white flecked with mauve or deep mauve; tube 12-18 mm long, arcuate or nearly straight; upper lip ascending, 7 mm long; lower lip deflexed, 5 mm long.