Plant of the month
Codonoboea filicalyx (B.L.Burtt) D.J.Middleton
Herb, short stem, stolon up to 30 cm long, all parts covered with white velutinous. Leaves opposite decussate,
crowded on the top of the stem, elliptic or ovate, apex acute or obtuse, margin entire; leaf blade with white band
along midrib and lateral veins. Inflorescence monochasial cyme. Flower funnel-form, yellowish white; corolla tube
with scattered small glands; lower lip with 2 strong yellow bands; sepals lanceolate. Fruit capsule, cylindric, dehiscing dorsally.
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