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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Leonotis nepetifolia
up to 3m (10') tall, orange flowers.
tropics, native to south India
I spotted this while exploring the island of Guimaras. It appears to be growing outside of it's natural range, but I still thought it was a cool plant. It still looks interesting even with hardly any blooms on it.
Lat: 10.57, Long: 122.58
Spotted on Feb 26, 2005
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011
8 Comments
Yes, it looks similar, Dan. Possibly more rainfall there and nutrients in the soil, though we do get a lot of Nitrogen from the Thunder and Lightning storms.
I get it now, Lion's ear - Cat's ear! Hahahah! I missed it the first time. I looked at yours. It appears to be the same plant.
Dan, I have a sense of humor remember? The Madagascar version is smaller and is probably the same genus, but a different species. It's in my Project Noah and I tried to copy and or cut and paste on my Mac with little success.
Thanks for the additional info Susan and Joseph. Haven't heard of Cat's ear. Can you get a photo of it Joseph?
They have Cannabis here, too. Hadn't heard of the effects of smoking this plant.
Around here we get a lot of smoke from burning trash and fields. Respiratory health is compromised for sure.
I think in Africa they use this for a high. from wiki: The dried leaves and flowers have a mild calming effect when smoked. In some users, the effects have been noted to be similar to the cannabinoid THC found in Cannabis, except that it is has a much less potent high.
This looks like a larger version of a plant we have here in Madagascar. Maybe ours is called cat's ear?
What a beautiful, but odd looking plant. I want one.