Perennial herb ; up to 40 cm tall , often woody based , forming dense or open straggly clumps , faintly fragrant with a lemony smell . Stems erect to ascending , twiggy or rather stout , branched , quadrangular , tomentose to densely lanate with branched hairs . Leaves 10-30 x 8-15 mm , opposite , ovate to lanceolate in outline , pinnatifid with 3-5 pairs of segments ; segments oblong or obovate , obtuse or with 1-4 teeth , acute , margins revolute to entire , densely or sparsely lanate . Inflorescences arranged on elongated spikes , 1 . 5-6 mm ; bracts 4-7 mm , ovate , tips spinescent . Flowers lilac ; calyx 4-5 mm , puberulous to shortly lanate-tomentose with sessile glandular hairs between the nerves , 5-lobed ; teeth ovate to ovate-triangular , acute ; corolla purple to pale purple , 12-13 mm , 2-lipped above , tubular below ; tube 8-9 mm widening about the middle and curved above ; upper lip erect , ± 2 mm , shallowly 2-lobed , lower lip divided into 3 spreading oblong lobes ; stamens 4 , two long
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Dhofari lavender
Miller and Morris (1988) wrote that: "The name [J: ḥeryẽn eḳúlún] of this lavender means 'little plant of the bridegroom and bride', in reference to its delicate and soft foliage, as well aas to its sweet smell. Like the other Dhofar Lavanders, L. hasikensis, L. samhanensis and L. macra, the flowering heads and buds were rubbed between the plams and over the body as a deodorant and give the body a pleasant smell. Bees love these plant, as they do all over the world wherever they occur, and their nectar makes very delicious honey". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). Ghazanfar (2015) mentioned that: "The leaves have been used in traditional medicine to cure stomach ache, treat kidney problems and for the nervous system. The pleasantly aromatic crushed leaves have been used as perfume. (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. *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. *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
