Equilabium laxiflorum (Benth.) Mwany. & A.J.Paton

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Equilabium laxiflorum

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Forest below Lion Rock, Vumba.

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Forest below Lion Rock, Vumba.

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Slope above Nhamassa River Valley, Mt Gorongosa

Equilabium laxiflorum

Picture: Bart Wursten
Slope above Nhamassa River Valley, Mt Gorongosa

Equilabium laxiflorum

Picture: Bart Wursten
Slope above Nhamassa River Valley, Mt Gorongosa

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Plateau South of Mevumodzi Gorge, eastern Chimanimani Mts.

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Plateau South of Mevumodzi Gorge, eastern Chimanimani Mts.

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Mutare

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Mt Gorongosa

Equilabium laxiflorum

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Mt Gorongosa

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Synonyms: Germanea laxiflora (Benth.) Hiern
Plectranthus albus Gürke
Plectranthus kondowensis Baker
Plectranthus laxiflorus Benth.
Plectranthus lilacinus Gürke
Plectranthus violaceus Gürke
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Tall, strongly aromatic, perennial herb with scrambling stems up to 4 m long. Leaves opposite, triangular-cordate, 3-12 cm long, pubescent to hairy beneath and with red sessile glands; margin crenate or toothed, often slightly rolled under and purplish; petiole 1-12 cm long. Inflorescence terminal with few branches, fairly lax with 6-10-flowered clusters up to 2 cm apart. Calyx 2-3mm long with red sessile glands. Corolla usually white or pale mauve with darker markings, rarely blue.
Type location:
South Africa
Notes: This species has a very strong lemon scent, readily obtained by crushing the leaves.
Derivation of specific name: laxiflorus: with lax or open inflorescences
Habitat: Forest margins and clearings.
Altitude range: 900 - 2000 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Eastern DRC, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): S
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 188. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 44. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 62. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

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 56. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Paton, A.J. et al. (2009). Lamiaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 250 - 251. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 210 - 211. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I., Culham, A. (2019). Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera Phytokeys 129 Page 118.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 70. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 186 - 187. as Plectranthus laxiflorus (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93. as Plectranthus laxiflorus

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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Equilabium laxiflorum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149910, retrieved 29 March 2024

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