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Rotheca louwalbertsii

Common names: butterfly bush, tall wild violet, Louw Alberts' wild violet (Eng.); langbeen skoenlapperbos, Louw Alberts-se-wilde viooltjie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... & E. Retief National Herbarium, Pretoria September 2009 Rotheca louwalbertsii is a perennial herb with many erect, ... as the cold, dry winters of the Highveld, and veld fires. Rotheca As in the case of Rotheca hirsuta, R. louwalbertsii is not in general ...

21 / 09 / 2009 | Paul Herman | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: butterfly bush, Matabele violet, wild violet (Eng.); sigibanyongo (siSwati); khopha, mokata (Sotho); umathanjana, umathanjane, uSikisiki (Zulu)

Family: Lamiaceae

... Retief & Paul Herman National Herbarium February 2008 Rotheca hirsuta is a perennial herb with many erect, ... Lesotho. It is also known from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Rotheca hirsuta grows in full sun in rocky grassland and ... lip and the long exserted, curved stamens and style of Rotheca hirsuta are adaptations to insect pollination. With ...

04 / 02 / 2008 | Paul Herman | National Herbarium Pretoria