Endostemon obtusifolius (E. Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br.

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Cleveland Dam, Harare

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Path from carpark to Inyangombe Falls

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Synonyms:	Ocimum obtusifolius E. Mey. ex Benth.
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Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Straggling or erect shrubby perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves more or less broadly ovate, softly hairy on both surfaces; margins crenate-serrate. Flowers in terminal racemes; corolla white with the lower lip not much larger than other lobes and the upper lobe slightly notched.
Notes:	E. obtusifolius is superficially similar to Orthosiphon schimperi and often grows in similar habitats but Endostemon differs in the 4-lobed corolla and the ± sessile stamens inserted about the middle of the corolla.
Derivation of specific name:	obtusifolius: with obtuse leaves
Habitat:	In Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E
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Images last updated:	Saturday 7 September 2013
Literature:	Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 55. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 162 - 164. (Includes a picture).

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