Shrub ; up to 1 . 5 m tall . Stems much branched , brown ; bark reddish brown at first becoming whitish brown , shortly tomentose becoming glabrous . Leaves opposite , 1–8 × 1–3 cm , ovate to elliptic , 1–8 , apex acute , base tapering into a sessile base , margins entire , glabrescent . Inflorescences arranged in terminal spikes subtended by a bract and 2 bracteoles ; bracts and bracteoles ± 15 mm , obovate with broad scarious margins . Flowers white with a brown throat ; calyx 16–17 mm , 4- lobed almost to the base ; lobes lanceolate ; corolla 2-lipped , white with a brown throat ; lower lip ± 15 mm , with 3 teeth at the apex ; upper lip ±15 mm , hooded ; stamens 2 , attached to lower lip , lying under upper lip ; anthers 2-celled , one cell higher than the other , the lower cell with a short tail ± 2 mm long ; style ± 20 mm long ; stigma entire . Fruit capsule , ± 20 x 8 mm , ellipsoid ,
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Near Endemic (NE) - Near Threatened (NT) - Global Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Justicia bentii V.A.W.Graham
Bentia fruticulosa Rolf
Justicia calyculata sensu Ghazanfar (1992:15) non Deflers
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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "Bentia fruticulosa (= Justicia areysiana) is often called ḥerúm ź a‘ alÍg, meaning 'plant of the camel calves', because it is so much liked by camels, young camels in particular being especially fond of the new soft growth and creamy flower heads. The large leaves that develop after the rains are eagerly stripped by the camels - kept outside the wet mountains during the rains, once the cloud has lifted, they pour into the lush green pastures to feed on plants such as these. Goats and cows too browse it enthusiastically, and the milk of all livestock that are feeding on it (especially during the rainy season) becomes characteristically sweet and rich. The seed heads are regarded as being a very nutritious fodder, and were often gathered by herders to take back to the encampments to feed to delicate or sickly
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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 *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. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
