Shrublet ; up to 30 cm high , usually much branched from the base . Stems unarmed , grey-green , adpressed pubescent with spreading medifixed and ± glandular hairs . Leaves opposite , 15–40 × 9–20 mm , green above , silvery-green below , oblong-lanceolate to ovate , apex obtuse , base rounded to slightly cuneate , margins entire , pubescent with sparse glandular hairs more so on the margins and nerves , especially on younger leaves ; petiole 1–2 mm . Inflorescences 1–3 , axillary ; pedicel 2–3 mm ; bracteoles foliaceous . Flowers blue to violet , falling soon ; calyx 4-lobed , lobes lanceolate to triangular , outer lobes ± 7 mm , inner smaller to 5 mm , glandular and pubescent ; corolla blue to violet , falling soon , tubular , 5-lobed , tube 10–14 mm , lobes 3–4 mm , the anterior lobe largest ; stamens 2 fertile . Fruit capsule , 13–14 mm , with an apical beak ± 2 mm , pubescent , 2-seeded . Seeds woolly . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Barleria diffusa (Oliv.) Lindau
Somalia diffusa Oliv.
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*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://pza.sanbi.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
