Common name
English: Lion's Tail
German: Afrikanisches Löwenohr
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)
Genus: Leonotis (3)
Epithet: leonurus (L.) R.Br. (1)
Synonyms: Hemisodon leonurus (L.) Raf., Leonurus africanus Mill., Leonurus grandiflorus Moench
africanus => of African origin
grandiflorus => with flowers larger than the normal
leonurus => name given by Beryn. to Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, orange