Lobostemon daltonii
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| Lobostemon daltonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lobostemon |
| Species: | L. daltonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobostemon daltonii Buys | |
Lobostemon daltonii, the Infanta healthbush, is a species of the forget-me-not family endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
This shrublet grows 30–100 cm (0.98–3.28 ft) tall.[1][2] It has an alternate branching pattern and the herbaceous branches are sparsely hairy. The stalkless leaves are leathery and usually sparsely (rarely very) hairy.[1][2] When sparsely hairy, the hairs are largely confined to the margins, the midvein and the tip of the leaf.[2] They are oval shaped with a narrower end at the base.[1] The sides may curve downwards (particularly in basal leaves) or upwards.[2]
Flowers are present between August and November and are borne in cymes, with the young buds arranged in two distinct rows.[1][2] They are blue with conspicuous brown hairs at the tips of the sepals when they are young.[1] The petals are dissimilar in length, with the two anterior lobes being larger than any of the other three petals.[2] The outside of the flower is hairy.[1] The stamens protrude past the petals in adult flowers.[2] The staminal scales are ridge-like.[1]