| Aptosimum gossweileri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Aptosimum |
| Species: | A. gossweileri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aptosimum gossweileri Skan, 1906 | |
Aptosimum gossweileri is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. [1] It is a robust, glandular-pilose undershrub with long, procumbent, many-branched stems and thick, fleshy leaves that have a persistent midrib, which can form a straight, stout spine. The species is found in dry tropical and Southern Africa and is characterized by its axillary flowers that are typically clustered in pairs, with glandular-pubescent, blue to purple corollas. [2]