Justicia protracta (Nees) T. Anderson ssp. protracta

protracta: extended, possibly referring to the long branches of this species; plants may reach up to 2 m.

Somewhat scrambling shrubby perennial herb, usually up to c. 1 m tall, rarely taller. Leaves opposite, variable from narrowly lanceolate to broadly ovate, up to 7 cm long, with short to long hairs, often glandular on the margins. Flowers in axillary clusters. Corolla 6-10 mm long, white, usually with mauve lines on the base of the lower lip.

Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.