Spur Flower
Plectranthus ??
This plant was found growing abundantly in fenced cattle/goat pasture near Eldoret, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are ovate and the margins have small
serrations. Prominent impressed veins.
HERBACEOUS: Herbaceous growth from a thick root. Plants were mostly
about 1 to 1½ meters tall. Tending to form thickets.
FLOWERS: The white flowers are arranged in rings about an upright spike.
Each flower is bilaterally symetric with a distinct dorsal spur.
RANGE: One of several species of Plectrantus found in grazing
areas in the vicinity of Eldoret, in the Rift Valley at 1900 m elevation.
There are many Plectranthus species native to East Africa.
FRUIT:
UNARMED.