Tropical Bushmint (Cantinoa mutabilis)
Description
They are erect herbs or shrubs, which reach a size of up to 2 m tall, aromatic; Stems young hairy or puberulent with small sting in the angles. Leaves usually lanceolate, 2-8.5 cm long and 1-4.2 cm wide, apex acuminate, base attenuated (obtuse or truncate), sawed margin about 3/4 apical, env-s generally thin but densely tomentoso; Petiole 0.2-5 cm long. Panicle inflorescence of subcapitated summits, sometimes stacked and spikey, tops 0.3-0.7 mm long and wide (less capped in fruit, but with similar dimensions), 5-20 flowers, peduncle 0.2-0.4 cm long, obovate bracts ( Elliptic or oblong), 3.5-4.5 mm long and 1.5-2.5 mm wide, mucronate apex, often the lower 2 fused at the base, spastiform and conspicuous, ciliated margin, Glandular and generally downy at least at the base; Calyx 2-3 mm long, externally glandular, sparsely hairy or puberulent (densely hairy), internally with trichomes at the apex of the tube, spiniform teeth, erect, 0.8-1.2 mm long; Corolla usually purple or blue (white), tube 2.5-5 mm long, limbo 1-2 mm long. Fruitful goblet 4.7-7.5 mm long and 1-2 mm wide, teeth 1-1.3 mm long; 0.5-1 mm long, glabrous nueces. 1 5 mm long and 1-2 mm wide, 1-1.3 mm long teeth; 0.5-1 mm long, glabrous nueces. 1 5 mm long and 1-2 mm wide, 1-1.3 mm long teeth; 0.5-1 mm long, glabrous nueces.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Genus: Cantinoa
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