Adhatoda auriculataS. Moore [family ACANTHACEAE], in CatTalb87, 140 (1913), not of Nees (1847).
Information
Herbaceous undershrub 2-4 ft. high, with 4-angled branches brownish-pubescent when young, with purple flowers 3/4 in. long in spikes interrupted at the base.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Oban Talbot 50! 996! 2011! Calabar to Mamfe (Jan.) Onochie 8 Okafor FHI 36052x!F. Po: (Jan.) Mann 165! (Nov.) T. Vogel 161! S. Isabel to S. Carlos (fr. Dec.) Guinea 766!