Lavandula pubescens
Lavandula pubescens, commonly known as downy lavender, is a fragrant flowering herb in the mint family. It grows as an upright, branching perennial shrub with square, hairy stems. The leaves are broad and divided into narrow leaflets. The plant bears long, slender flower clusters (panicles) with two-flowered whorls. The bracts are oval and about 1 mm long, and the calyx is about the same length with small, triangular teeth. The corolla tube is a little longer than the calyx.
Its native range stretches from the southeastern Mediterranean to the western Arabian Peninsula, including Yemen, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands. It is one of five Lavandula species that grow wild in Yemen.
In Yemeni traditional medicine, Lavandula pubescens is believed to have sedative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-depressive, anti-amnesic, and anti-obesity effects.
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