Leonotis ocymifolia
Species of plant
Leonotis ocymifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Leonotis |
Species: | L. ocymifolia |
Binomial name | |
Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson, 1985 |
Leonotis ocymifolia, occasionally referred to as the minaret flower, is a flowering plant of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant is used in Ethiopian folk medicine[1] (link misleading) and found in Eastern Africa spanning from Sudan to South Africa.[2] The plant is reasonably drought-resistant and wind tolerant. Unlike the similar Leonotus leonuris, in the ocymifolia, the tubular flowers are bolder and larger.[3]
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