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Leonotis ocymifolia

Plant
Common names: rock lion's paw, minaret flower (Eng.); klipdagga, wildedagga (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... (Eng.); klipdagga, wildedagga (Afr.) Harold Porter NBG Leonotis ocymifolia has a similar growth form to L. leonurus . It is a ... can be watered up to 3 or 4 times a week. The genus name Leonotis is derived from Greek, leon meaning ‘lion’ and ...

14/12/2020 | | Harold Porter NBG

Adromischus leucophyllus

Plant
Common names: flour-stonecrop, white-leaf adromischus (Eng.); witblaarplakkie, meel-boekplakkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... Adromischus leucophyllus growing among Aloe perfoliata and Leonotis ocymifolia, near Montagu, Western Cape. Adromischus ...

06/05/2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leonotis oxcymifolia

Information Library item
Author: Scott G., Springfield E.P.   |   Date: 2004
Source: 1   |   Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape

... as a purgative and emmenagogue. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Leonotis oxcymifolia Leonotis ocymifolia medicinal plants South African National ...

Leonotis oxcymifolia, Leonotis ocymifolia, medicinal plants

Leonotis leonurus

Plant
Common names: wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, utywala-bengcungcu, umfincafincane, umunyamunya (isiXhosa); umfincafincane, umcwili, imunyane, utshwala-bezinyoni (isiZulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, ... in cross section.  The stems are brittle and can break in strong winds. The narrowly lanceolate 50-100 mm green leaves ... itself around the garden. Smaller species such as Leonotis ocymifolia are useful for smaller gardens or containers where ...

04/05/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria, Walter Sisulu NBG

Acmadenia alternifolia

Plant
Common names: Knysna porcelain flower (Eng.); Knysna-duineboegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

... serpyllacea , A. apiculata and A. ovata , Salvia aurea , Leonotis ocymifolia and L. leonurus , Metalasia muricata and M. densa, ...

12/07/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adenandra uniflora

Plant
Common names: china flower, shepherd's delight (Eng.); Kommetjie teewater, bergskaapboegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

... pelargoniums, Helichrysum, Phylica, Euryops, Felicia and Leonotis . It can be grown as a border plant, planted in ...

11/08/2003 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Artemisia afra

Plant
Common names: wild wormwood, African wormwood (Eng.); wilde-als (Afr.); umhlonyane (isiXhosa); mhlonyane (isiZulu); lengana (Tswana); zengana (Southern Sotho)
Family: Asteraceae

... shoot from the main stems. The stems are ribbed with strong swollen lines that run all the way up. The soft leaves ... overall grey colour.  Very typical of A. afra is the strong, sticky sweet smell that it exudes when touched or ... wild sages Hemizygia obermeyerae , Orthosiphon labiatus , Leonotis leonurus and Syncolostemon densiflorus , which make ...

19/04/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG