Plectranthus saccatus var. longitubus

Plectranthus saccatus var. longitubus, commonly known as the stoep jacaranda, is a soft, erect, semi-shade shrub reaching 1,2 m in height and often spreading. The much-branched stems are succulent, woody at the base.

The simple, opposite leaves are thin to semi-succulent, dark green, glossy and sometimes hairy. The leaf-shape is ovate with acutely pointed tips and large angular teeth along the margins. The midribs and incurving, ascending lateral veins are sunken on the upper surfaces. There are gland dots on the lower surfaces. The leaves are up to 7 cm long and 5 cm wide.

The variety grows wild only in KwaZulu-Natal. 

The habitat is rocky places and the shade of forests. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).