''Leonotis ocymifolia'', occasionally referred to as the minaret flower, is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant is used in Ethiopian folk medicine (link misleading) and found in Eastern Africa spanning from Sudan to

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

.''Leonotis'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In:

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. The plant is reasonably drought-resistant and wind tolerant. Unlike the similar ''Leonotus leonuris,'' in the ''ocymifolia,'' the tubular flowers are bolder and larger.

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Plants used in traditional African medicine Lamiaceae Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman {{lamiaceae-stub