Salvia dhofarensis sp. nov. A.G. Miller ined.

Subshrub ; up to 15-30 cm tall . Stems erect to ascending , branched from the base , arising from a woody base ; whole plant densely white-velutinous with dendroida and simple hairs . Leaves opposite , ±grey-green , erect , thick and somewhat rugose , ± sessile , ovate-elliptic to obovate , base cuneate , apex obtuse , margins ± entire to crenate , often inrolled , densely pubescent with dendroidal hairs and sessile glands ; nerves prominent on the lower surface . Inflorescences of terminal cylindrical spikes , with up to 10 flowers ; bracts dark purplish-green , 6-8 mm , narrowly elliptic , villous with long multicellular hairs interspersed with shorter glandular hairs ; hairs 1-2 . 5 mm . Flowers purplish ; calyx purplish-green , 6-7 mm , camanulate , 5-lobed , densely villous with long multicellular hairs interspersed with shorter glandular hairs ; lobes narrowly ovate , acuminate ; lower 2 lobes lobed to half of calyx length , upper 3 lobes lobed to 1/4 the calyx length ; corolla purplish/ , 2-lipped , 10-11 mm ; tube 7-8 mm , curved ; upper lip 2-lobed , lobes ... oblong ± 3 mm , with a few hairs on the margin near the base , lower lip 3-lobed , lobes 1 . 5 mm , rounded ; stamens 2 with connective 3 mm long ; upper anther theca 1 mm , lower 0 . 5 mm ; staminodes 2 ; style ± 11 mm , curved , shortly bi-lobed at the apex . Fruit nutlets 4 , brown , 1 mm , oblong . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .

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Near Endemic (NE) - Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment

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