Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H.Buek

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Lobostemon fruticosus, also known as the eightday healthbush or pyjamabush, is a species of medicinal plant from South Africa. It is considered to be ecologically and economically important but is declining due to overexploitation.

This shrub grows 50–80 cm (20–31 in) high. It has many long branches emerging from the base. The lower stems are woody while the younger branches towards the tips are soft and are red in colour. The stalkless leaves are narrow and oval shaped, ending in pointed tips. Both the herbaceous stems and the leaves are covered in white hairs.

Flowers are present between May and December. The bell-shaped flowers range from pink to blue in colour and are borne in compound cymes. The colour is variable, but typically the inside and back are pink, washing into blue tips. The young flowering axis is compact with the flower buds loosely arranged to form a globose unit. They spread slightly in the fruiting stage. The stamens are dissimilar in length and typically do not protrude past the rest of the flower. The staminal scales are ridge-like and do not have lateral lobes. They are inserted well below the throat of the corolla tube, 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) above the base of the corolla tube

The seeds are four little nutlets with spiny tips.

It is easily confused with Lobostemon curvifolius but differs in several small ways. Both long and short hairs are presemt (compared to uniform hairs), the flowers are smaller (18–23 mm (0.71–0.91 in) compared to 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in)) and the leaves are a slightly different shape.

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