|
Lavandula pubescens
Lavandula pubescens, the downy lavender, is a species of flowering, aromatic herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae. Its native range is from the SE. Mediterranean to the Western Arabian Peninsula.[1] DescriptionLavandula pubescens is an erect, branching, fragrant perennial herb, with slender, square, hairy stems. Leaves are broad, bipinnate, with linear segments. Panicles are long and slender, with 2-flowered whorls. Bracts are ovate, measuring about 1mm in length. The calyx is the same length as the bract; teeth are small, deltoid. The corolla-tube is a little longer than the calyx.[2] Distribution and habitatThe native range of L. pubescens is the south-eastern Mediterranean to the western Arabian Peninsula. It grows mostly in desert or dry shrubland.[1] Medicinal usageLavandula pubescens is one of five Lavandula species growing wild in Yemen. The plant is used in Yemeni traditional medicine,[3] where it is believed to have sedative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-depressive, anti-amnesia, and anti-obesity properties.[4] References
Information related to Lavandula pubescens |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
