Tetradenia riparia

Tetradenia riparia
Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Tetradenia
Species:
T. riparia
Binomial name
Tetradenia riparia
Synonyms

Tetradenia riparia is a species of flowering plant native to southern Africa. It belongs in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae. It is occasionally referred to as misty plume bush and is commonly used as a decorative garden plant due to its flowers when in full bloom. Tetradenia means 'four glands' and riparia translates to 'growing on banks of rivers'. This species was first described by botanists Hochstetter and Codd in 1983. It is also known as ginger bush, incense bush, Ibozane and musk bush.