Spur Flower
Plectranthus ??
This plant was found as a hedgerow component where grazing animals were prevalent, Eldoret, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are broadly triangular to ovate, thickened and rather
fleshy. The margins have blunt serrations and the underside is whitish.
SHRUBBY: Herbaceous growth emerges repeatedly from a thick, woody lower
portion. Plants were mostly about 1 to 1½ meters tall.
FLOWERS: The flowers are arranged in rings about an upright spike. Each
flower is bilaterally symmetric with a distinct dorsal spur. Nearly white with
slight blue tinge.
RANGE: One of several species of Plectrantus found in fence
rows and margins of crop fields in the vicinity of Eldoret, in the Rift Valley
at 1900 m elevation. There are many Plectranthus species native
to East Africa.
FRUIT:
UNARMED.