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Leonotis pallida

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Name

Identification
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. [family LABIATAE ] Verified by Iwarsson, Leonotis pallida (Schumach.&Thonn.) Benth. [family LABIATAE ] (stored under name);
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Flora

Entry for Leonotis nepetifolia var. africana (P. Beauv.) J. K. Morton [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Leonotis nepetifolia var. africana (P. Beauv.) J. K. Morton [family LABIATAE], in J. Linn. Soc. 58: 276 (1962).
Phlomis africana P. Beauv. [family LABIATAE], Fl. Oware 2: 82, t. 111 (1819)
P. pallida Schum. & Thonn. [family ], (1827)
Leonotis pallida (Schum. & Thonn.) Benth. [family LABIATAE], (1834)-F.T.A5: 491
Leonotis africana (P. Beauv.) Briq. [family LABIATAE], in E& PPflanzenfam4, 3A: 246 (1896); ChevBot524.
Information
A robust herb, 2-5 ft. high, with 4-angled, pale, softly pubescent stems and cream, tomentose flowers 1 in. long in dense whorls, with spine-tipped calyx teeth and bracts;common near dwellings and sometimes cultivated.
Habitat
common near dwellings and sometimes cultivated
Range
Extends to the Congo, E. Africa and Nyasaland
Distribution
Sen.: (Mar.) Perrottet 678! (Dec.) Monad!Mali: Kobale (Feb.) Chev. 350. Macina Roberty 801! Legan (Oct.) Roberty 3042!Lib.: Ganta (May) Harley! Cape Palmas (July) T. Vogel 36!Ghana: Axim road (Mar.) Morton GC 8500! Banda, N.W. Ashanti (Nov.).Harris! Krobo (Mar.) Gould!Togo Rep.: Misahöhe Baumann 47! Lomé Warnecke 288!Niger: Niamey (Oct.) Hagerup 541!N. Nig.: Borgu Barter 1053! Katagum Dalz. 110! Kogigiri, Jos (Oct.) Hepper 1069!S. Nig.: Lagos Rowland! Oban Talbot 2064![Br.] Cam.: Kumba Boughey!

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