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Orthosiphon Benth.
EOL Text
Herbs or subshrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely in threes. Inflorescences terminal, racemose or paniculate. Flowers in 2-12-flowered whorls; bracts persistent. Calyx 5-toothed, 2-lipped; upper tooth largest, broadly ovate-circular; 4 lower teeth ± equal or the 2 lower longer than the 2 laterals, ovate-triangular to subulate. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip erect, 3-4-lobed; lower lip horizontal to recurved, concave to boat-shaped. Stamens 4, exserted; lower pair inserted near mouth, upper pair inserted further back in corolla tube. Nutlets subcircular to oblong.
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Flora of Zimbabwe |
Source | http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1243 |
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:9
Specimens with Sequences:12
Specimens with Barcodes:9
Species:4
Species With Barcodes:4
Public Records:5
Public Species:2
Public BINs:0