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Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.
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Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub Distribution notes: Exotic
In Rwanda, leaves of this plant are used to treat pneumonia, anthrax and syphilis.
Pantropical. Outside Africa mostly as a weed.
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Global Distribution
Native of Tropical Africa; naturalised in many parts of tropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Malappuram, Thrissur
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"Shrubs, pilose. Leaves to 11 x 8 cm, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, deeply crenate, minutely punctuate, pubescent, basally tri-nerved; petiole to 9 cm. Thyrsus axillary and terminal, 5 cm across; flowers red; bracts 1.5 cm, linear, spinescent, pubescent; calyx oblique, tube 1.3 cm long, 7-toothed, spinescent; corolla tube 1 cm long, lower lip 1.5 cm, concave, densely villous; filaments 3 and 4 mm, flattened; ovary 1 mm, style 2 cm."
Deciduous forests
frequent
Flowering and fruiting: November-March
Ethanolic extract of the plant showed antitumor and possibly antimicrobial activity.