Justicia heterocarpa T.Anderson

Perennial herb ; up to 30 cm high , with a woody rootstock . Stems erect to ascending , branched , leafy , fairly densely pubescent with up to 0 . 3 mm long spreading or irregular hairs . Leaves opposite , 15–40 × 8–20 mm , pubescent , lanceolate to elliptic to ovate , apex acute , base rounded , margins entire ; petiole 5–10 mm , densely pubescent . Inflorescences 3–5 , in opposite axillary clusters ; bracts ± 3 mm , with simple and glandular hairs ; bracteoles up to 1 mm . Flowers pale purple with purple markings ; calyx ± 3mm (elongating to 5 mm in fruit) , deeply 5-lobed , lobes linear-subulate , simple and glandular hairy , margins hyaline ; corolla 2-lipped , pale purple with purple markings ; lower lip 3–4 mm , 3-lobed above ; upper lip ± 2 mm , oblong , notched apically ; stamens 2 ; anthers Anthers yellow , c . 0 . 7 mm long , displaced , the lower with a basal appendage . Fruit capsule of two kinds: ellipsoid , ± 3 . 5 mm , 4-seeded ; ± rounded with dentate edges , ... indehiscent , 1-seeded . Seeds up to 0 . 9–1 . 1 x 0 . 7–0 . 8 mm , tuberculate , the ones from 1-seeded capsules larger and smoother . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .

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Not Evaluated (NE)

Not Common

Ecbolium heterocarpum (T.Anderson) Kuntze
Rostellularia heterocarpa (T.Anderson) M.R.Almeida