Untidy erect perennial herb ; up to 70 cm tall , with a woody rootstock . Stems erect to straggling , branched , green to greyish green , covered in short hairs . Leaves opposite , 20–55 × 10–35 mm , ovate to ovate-elliptic to lanceolate , apex acute , base rounded or unequal , margins entire , glabrous to finely puberulous ; petiole 5–30 mm . Inflorescences in clusters at the end of axillary or terminal stems ; bracts ± 7 mm , joined below , enclosing the calyx , glandular tomentose . Flowers pale pink or white with dark purple markings in throat ; calyx 3–4 mm , 5-lobed to about ½ the length , lobes lanceolate , tomentose ; corolla pale pink or white with dark purple markings in throat , 2-lipped , tubular below ; tube ± 10 mm , twisted ; upper lip shallowly 3-lobed at the apex , reflexed , lower lip ± 7 mm , with a long central and rounded lateral lobes ; stamens 2 , exserted ; anthers pink , 1-celled ; style minutely 2-lobed at apex . Fruit capsule ,
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الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Hypoestes paniculata Schweinf.
Hypoestes verticillaris var. forskaolii (Vahl) Benoist
Justicia forskaolii Vahl
Justicia paniculata Forssk.
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White Ribbon Bush
In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "This plant, which appears during the rains or can be seen the year round near water, is extremally toxic to livestock. It can easily be eaten in error by animals as they browse underneath trees or around water on the many plants and grassess which share the same favourable habitat. It is toxic to all kinds of livestock, producing symptoms of violent shivering, head-shaking and fever, [J: tenferiren], and can be fata in smaller or less healthy livestock". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). In addition, Pickering & Patzelt (2008) mentioned that: "Reputed to be toxic to livestock". (Ref. A field guide to the Willd Plants of Oman). Furthermore, Ghazanfar (2015) stated that: "The plant is reported to be poisonous to livestock and can be fatal". (Ref. Flora of Oman, vol.3).
*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 *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. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
