Anisomeles heyneana

• Botanical Name : Anisomeles heyneana Benth.
• Common Name : Western Hill Catmint
• Plant Family : Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Anisomeles heyneana Plant :

• Habit : 60-150 cm tall herbs or undershrubs, thinly pubescent in younger parts.
• Leaves : 3.5-17 x 1.2-7.8 cm ovate, ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous or sparsely hairy.
• Inflorescence : Racemes
• Flowers : 6-30 cm long, axillary and terminal, white, tinged with pink, and bilipped. Upper lip is 5 mm. The lower lip is trilobed.
• Fruit : Nutletsoblong, brown, smooth.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - December