TETRADENIA RIPARIA
Author:
Leslie Edward Wastell Codd, 1983
Family:
LAMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bothalia 14: 181 (1983)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
2-5 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Moschosma riparium, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, 1845.
Iboza bainesii N.E. Brown, 1910.
Iboza galpinii N.E. Brown.
Iboza riparia N.E. Brown.
Basilicum myriostachyum, Kuntze.
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Basilicum riparium, Kuntze.
Gumira ferruginea, Kuntze.
Moschosma myriostachyum, Benth.
Plectranthus riparius, Hochst.
Premna ferruginea, A.Rich.
This member of the Lamiaceae family was given this name by Leslie Edward Wastell Codd in 1983. It is found in southern Africa, growing along rivers in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The slightly swollen stem can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the dense bush can grow to two or even five metres in height. The flowers are from white over pink to pale violet.
The genera name means 'four glands', and the species name; 'growing along rivers'.
Flower
White - Pink - Pale Violet
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium