Dicliptera paniculata (Forssk.) I.Darbysh.

Woody-based annual herb ; up to 1 m tall , with a short taproot . Stems erect to straggling , branched , angular , glabrous to pubescent ; young stems often with short eglandular and capitate glandular hairs . Leaves opposite , 8–12 × 3–4 mm , decreasing in size upwards , oblong-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic , apex acute , base rounded to attenuate , margins entire , ± pubescent ; petiole 1–2 mm . Inflorescences in lax axillary paniculate cymes ; bracts 2 , unequal , linear- lanceolate , ± 10 mm , subtending 2 flowers ; bracteoles 2 , subtending the flower , 4–5 mm , lanceolate . Flowers pale purple to pinkish ; calyx 3–4 mm , lobes linear with a narrow hyaline margins ; corolla pale purple to pinkish , 2-lipped , tube ± 5 mm , twisted ; lower lip ± 7 mm , with 3 teeth at the apex ; upper lip with a rounded tip , reflexed at maturity ; stamens 2 ; anthers 2-celled with one cell above the other ; ovary largely glabrous . Fruit capsule , 8–9 mm , eglandular-pubescent , with scattered short-stalked ... glands , 4-seeded . Seeds 1 . 8–2 . 5 mm in diameter , tuberculate particularly towards rim , tubercles short , minutely hooked . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .

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Not Evaluated (NE)

Not Common

Dianthera paniculata Forssk.
Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) Brummitt