Plectranthus cremnus B.J.Conn APNI* 
Description: Prostrate to decumbent herb, pleasantly aromatic with a Geranium-like odour, moderately to densely hairy.
Leaves with petiole 15–25 mm long; lamina depressed to very broadly ovate, 35–40 mm long, 45–50 mm wide, base subtruncate, margin bicrenate with 7–10 rounded teeth, apex obtuse to rounded.
Calyx with outer surface maroon throughout or green in part. Corolla 6 mm long, with tube white and lobes bright blue with a purple tinge; upper lobes ± erect; lower lobes extended forward. Stamens with purple tinge, inserted c. 2 mm above base of corolla and extending forward above lower corolla lobes, 3.5–4.5 mm long. Ovary glabrous; style 7.5–8.2 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers throughout year.
Distribution and occurrence: Occurs in shallow sandy soils in rocky coastal headlands of North Coast. Rare
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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