Leonotis ocymifolia
| Leonotis ocymifolia | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Leonotis |
| Species: | L. ocymifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson, 1985 | |
Leonotis ocymifolia, occasionally referred to as the minaret flower, is a flowering plant of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant is used in Ethiopian folk medicine[1] (link misleading) and found in Eastern Africa spanning from Sudan to South Africa.[2] The plant is reasonably drought-resistant and wind tolerant. Unlike the similar Leonotus leonuris, in the ocymifolia, the tubular flowers are bolder and larger.[3]
References
- ^ አማራ ጌታሁን - SOME COMMON MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS USED IN ETHIOPIAN FOLK MEDICINE March 1976 እ.ኤ.አ.
- ^ Leonotis In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile.
- ^ Lorraine (2011-03-24). "Leonotis ocymifolia". Kumbula Indigenous Nursery. Retrieved 2017-07-28.