Equilabium masukense (Baker) Mwany. & A.J.Paton
var. masukense

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Synonyms:	Orthosiphon nyasicus Baker Plectranthus brevipes Baker Plectranthus masukensis Baker var. masukensis Plectranthus nyasicus (Baker) M.R. Ashby
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Status:	Native
Description:	Annual herb, up to 1 m high; stems pubescent with rerorse or spreading hairs and sessile glands, becoming purplish and more densely hairy and glandular towards the inflorescence. Leaves spreading, ovate, 12-70 mm long, sparsely pubescent, mainly on the veins beneath; margin more or less fainly toothed and weakly rolled under; petiole 10-80 mm long. Inflorescence branched or unbranched, with 2-6-flowered clusters, up to 10 mm apart. Calyx spreading, 1-2 mm long, densely hairy and with sessile glands. Corolla white to pale mauve-blue with daker purple lines, 7-15 mm long; lower lip slightly longer than upper, deeply boat-shaped, enclosing the stamens.
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Derivation of specific name:	masukensis: of the Masuku Plateau (now known as the Misuku Hills), where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	In grassland, clearings woodland and disturbed areas.
Altitude range:	1300 - 1920 m
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
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Content last updated:	Thursday 16 May 2019
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 masukensis masukensis Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 216 - 217. As Plectranthus masukensis masukensis 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 Pages 119 - 120. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 70. As Plectranthus masukensis

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