Craterostigma hirsutum S. Moore

hirsutum: covered with long, moderately stiff and not interwoven hairs; hirsute

Perennial herb, with short stems bearing fibres. Leaves in a basal rosette, oblong-spathulate, 1.5-3 × 0.5-1 cm, with 5 parallel veins, densely hairy on both the upper and lower surfaces, entire or undulate. Inflorescence a usually dense apical raceme, 3-5(-9) cm tall. Corolla c. 9 mm long; colour white, with violet patches on each of the three lower lobes and yellow protuberances in the throat; upper lip hooded.

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zimbabwe.