Annual or short-lived perennial woody herb ; up to 20 cm high , aromatic . Stems erect to ascending , usually much branched , quadrangular , woody at base , ± sticky , pubescent with short or long , spreading eglandular and glandular hairs . Leaves sessile , 8-10 x 3-4 mm , oblanceolate , base attenuate or cuneate , apex round or obtuse , margins irregularly crenate , glandular-punctate and white-pubescent . Inflorescences in terminal racemes ; bracts ± 1 mm , white-hairy ; pedicels 2 mm , erect or ascending . Flowers mauve to pink ; calyx persistent , with an upper lobe ± 3 mm , the lower lobe ± 4 mm , of three linear segments ; corolla pink with white tube , 9-12 mm ; tube narrow , exserted from the calyx , white-pubescent , expanding at throat , 4-lobed above ; stamens with villose filaments , included in the corolla tube . Fruit nutlets , ± 2 mm , black , ovoid , smooth , mucilaginous when wet . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Orthosiphon tenuiflorus Benth.
Pseudocimum tenuiflorus (Benth.) Bremek.
Ocimum depauperatum Vatke
Orthosiphon depauperatum A.Terracc.
Pseudocimum trichocalyx Bremek.
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Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The flowers of this smaller plant are delicious smelling, and were plucked and held to the nose to ward off evil smells and malignant influences which were considered to be an important factor in causing illness and disease. The flowering parts or scented leaves of this plant are gathered and rubbed between the palms and over the body as a perfume and deodorant. Sweet fragrances helped to build up resistance to disease and infection, and acted as protection against illness caused by the evil eye, dangerous influences or wizardry". (Ref. Miller & Morris; 1988).
*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. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org *https://casabio.org *https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw
