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Leonotis leonurus

Common names: wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, utywala-bengcungcu, umfincafincane, umunyamunya (isiXhosa); umfincafi

Family: Lamiaceae

04 / 05 / 2015 | B Busch | National Herbarium Pretoria

Coleus madagascariensis

Common names: thicket coleus, Madagascar coleus, candle plant (Eng.); ruigtemuishondblaar, Madagaskarmuishondblaar (Afr.); iboza lehlathi, ilozane (isiZulu)

Family: Lamiaceae

... the branches touch the ground. Like all members of the Lamiaceae family, the young branches are square in ...

09 / 06 / 2014 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG

Coleus hadiensis

Common names: hairy coleus (Eng.); harigesalie (Afr.); ilozane (isiXhosa); lehlati, imbozisa (Zulu)

Family: Lamiaceae

... name spurflower. Coleus is a genus in the sage family, Lamiaceae. Members of the Lamiaceae typically have square stems, whorled flower ...

02 / 06 / 2014 | Mpendulo Gabayi | Kirstenbosch NBG

Plectranthus reflexus

Common names: ballerina spurflower; ballerina spoorsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

06 / 05 / 2014 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG

Plectranthus strigosus

Common names: dwarf spurflower; dwerg spoorsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... a semi-succulent perennial herb. Like most members of the Lamiaceae family, the young branches are square in ...

21 / 04 / 2014 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG

Plectranthus swynnertonii

Common names: Swynnerton's spur flower, cress spur flower; Debengeni spoorsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

07 / 04 / 2014 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia schlechteri

Common names: Xobo Valley sage

Family: Lamiaceae

... The erect stems, up to 300 mm, are square as is typical of Lamiaceae, and may be branched. Leaves are a vibrant light ... the Second World War. Salvia is the largest genus in the Lamiaceae family and consists of approximately 900 species ...

02 / 12 / 2013 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Plectranthus ciliatus

Common names: speckled spur-flower, eyelash spur-flower, white wild sage; gespikkelde muishondblaar, wimperspoorsalie (Afr.); lephele-phele (Sesotho); umsuthuza (is

Family: Lamiaceae

23 / 09 / 2013 | B Busch | National Herbarium Pretoria

Thorncroftia longiflora

Common names: None found

Family: Lamiaceae

13 / 05 / 2013 | Adam Harrower | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia dentata

Flowers and clayx which remains after flower falls

Common names: Toothed sage (Eng.); bergsalie, blousalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... they are variable. Salvia is the largest genus in the Lamiaceae family and consists of approximately 900 species ...

29 / 04 / 2013 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia dolomitica

Common names: dolomite sage, pilgrim's rest pink sage (Eng.); dolomietsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

... value of the plants. Salvia is the largest genus in the Lamiaceae familyand consists of approximately 900 species ...

01 / 04 / 2013 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Clerodendron glabrum

Common names: tinderwood (Eng.); moswaapeba (Sotho); tontelhout (Afr.); munukha-tshilongwe (Venda); umqwaqwanam (Xhosa); umQoqonga (Zulu); xinhunwelambeva (Tswana);

Family: Lamiaceae

27 / 08 / 2012 | Lufuno Nenungwi | Walter Sisulu NBG