Inflorescence; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1118 Date of entry: 17.07.2009 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Lion's Ear
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Lamiales (171)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Leonotis (3)
Epithet: ocymifolia (Burm.f.) M. Iwarsson (1)
ocymifolia => with basil-like leaves
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange
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