Isodon ramosissimus (Hook. f.) Codd

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Synonyms:	Homalocheilos paniculatum (Baker) J.K. Morton Homalocheilos ramosissimus (Hook. f.) J.K. Morton Plectranthus bullatus Robyns & Lebrun Plectranthus hoslundioides Baker Plectranthus paniculatus Baker Plectranthus ramosissimus Hook. f. Plectranthus whytei Baker
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Description:	Straggling to weakly erect perennial herb, 0.6-2.5 m tall. Stems 4-angled, hairy. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-8 cm long, pubescent above, densely white hairy beneath; margin serrate-crenate; petiole 2-20 mm long. Inflorescence a very lax terminal panicle, composed of many 10-24-flowered branched heads. Flowers small, white with purple spots at the base of the lobes.
Type location:	Bioko
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Derivation of specific name:	ramosissimum: much-branched, referring to the inflorescence.
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Worldwide distribution:	Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola.
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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 184. (Includes a picture). Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 512. (Includes a picture). 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 55. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 148. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 102 - 104. (Includes a picture).

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