Aptosimum gossweileri

Aptosimum gossweileri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Aptosimum
Species:
A. gossweileri
Binomial name
Aptosimum gossweileri

Aptosimum gossweileri is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae.[1] It is a robust, glandular-pilose undershrub with long, procumbent, many-branched stems and thick, fleshy leaves that have a persistent midrib, which can form a straight, stout spine. The species is found in dry tropical and Southern Africa and is characterized by its axillary flowers that are typically clustered in pairs, with glandular-pubescent, blue to purple corollas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (2019). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. TaxonID: 53578611. Retrieved 2019-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799371-1