Isoglossa milanjiensis S.Moore

 (Acanthaceae)

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Distribution: Locally abundant, endemic to Mt. Mulanje

Description: Shrubby, weak-stemmed, perennial herb or shrub, up to 2.5 m high.  Flowers mainly brownish-white; the petals brown  or mauve fading to white at the tip.  Style mauve, stigma white.

Flowering: May-November.

Habitat: Submontane forest, c. 1800 m.

Example specimens: Chapman JD & Chapman EG 8514 (FHO);  Chapman JD & Chapman EG 9398 (FHO).