Microtoena esquirolii

Description

Herbs robust.Stems ca. cm tall,white pubescent.Petiole - cm;leaf blade ca.0 × . cm,papery,adaxially sparsely white minutely hispid except for finely strigose veins,abaxially pubescent,base broadly truncate-cuneate,apex abruptly long acuminate;lateral veins -paired.Inflorescences terminal ± spicate panicles .- × ca. cm,glandular hairy;cymes dichotomous,--flowered;peduncle to mm;lower bracts leaflike,rhombic,ca.. × cm;upper bracts ovate,to × mm.Calyx ca. mm,sparsely pubescent;teeth triangular-ovate,ca. mm,apex acute,posterior tooth somewhat longer;fruiting calyx to × . mm.Corolla yellow,sparsely minutely hispid outside,ca.. cm,erect,throat to mm wide;upper lip ca. mm;lower lip somewhat shorter,middle lobe obovate;lateral lobes circular,wider than middle lobe.Nutlets triquetrous,subglobose,ca.. × . mm,glabrous.Fl.Oct,fr.Nov.