Hebenstretia lanceolata

Hebenstretia lanceolata is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the figwort family.

Description
This hairy shrub grows 20-60 cm tall. the leaves are broad and toothed with hairy bracts. Flowers are present between September and November. They grow in spikes and are white with orange markings. They are hairy below the lobes and the calyx has a tooth at the tip. The fruit is a vacuolate ellipsoid with two approximately equal mericarps.

Distribution and habitat
This plant is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It grows on sandstone slopes between the Cedarberg and Stellenbosch at an altitude of 460-1220 m.

Conservation
Hebenstretia lanceolata is classified as being of least concern.