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Common name

English: Lion's Tail

German: Afrikanisches Löwenohr

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2635)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)

      Order: Lamiales (175)

        Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)

          Genus: Leonotis (3)

            Epithet: leonurus (L.) R.Br. (1)

Synonyms: Hemisodon leonurus (L.) Raf., Leonotis africanus Mill., Leonotis leonurus (L.) W.T.Aiton, Leonurus africanus Mill., Leonurus grandiflorus Moench, Leonurus superbus Medik., Leucas leonurus (L.) Anonymus, Phlomis leonurus L., Phlomis speciosa Salisb.

africanus => of African origin

grandiflorus => with flowers larger than the normal

leonurus => name given by Beryn. to Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.

speciosa => beautiful

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: red, orange

External links

Check for Leonotis leonurus at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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