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Endostemon obtusifolius (E.Mey.) N.E.Br.
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Description:
Straggling or erect shrubby perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves more or less broadly ovate, softly hairy on both surfaces; margins crenate-serrate. Flowers in terminal racemes; corolla white with the lower lip not much larger than other lobes and the upper lobe slightly notched.
Derivation of specific name:
obtusifolius: with obtuse leaves
Worldwide distribution:
Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Frequency:
Frequent