Stem pubescent, glandular upwards. Leaves up to 5 by 2 3/4 in., acuminate at either end, when mature minutely pubescent on the nerves beneath; cystoliths numerous, small; petiole 0– 1/2 in. long. Panicle terminal (leafy below), viscid with many-celled gland-tipped hairs; branches 2 1/2 by 1/2 in.; flowers in clusters on the branches; lower clusters distinct, upper running into a dense spike; bracts 1/4 in. long, oblong. Calyx 1/4– 1/3 in. long, divided nearly to the base; segments 5, subequal, linear, glandular-hairy. Corolla-tube 1/2 in. long; lips 1/2 in. long, subentire, rather broad, curved. Stamens 2; filaments glabrous; anther-cells linear-oblong, muticous, parallel, one a very little below the other; pollen lenticular, with one stopple on each smooth face. Pistil glabrous; style very shortly 2-fid. Capsule 1/2 in. long, flattened; stalk short, thick; seeds 4, with rough oblong tubercles.
Distribution
Nyasaland Mozamb. Dist. Shibisa (Chickwawa) to Tshinmuze, 2000–4000 ft., Kirk! Mount Sochi, Meller!
Notes
The corolla and the anthers of this plant are nearly those of Adhatoda, Benth. (Duvernoia, Lindau). The habit, leaves, bracts, pollen, and seeds are those of Isoglossa.
