KEY TO THE SPECIES (fide Bremekamp, 1938)

1Leaves linear; lower lip of corolla ca. 5 times as long as upper lip
1'Leaves relatively broader; lower lip of corolla not more than 2½ times as long as upper lip
2Leaves either all or at least lower ones petiolate; blades oblong, ovate or rhomboid and secondary veins in 6-7 pairs
2'Leaves all subsessile; blades ovate or ovate-elliptic and then with secondary veins in 4-5 pairs, or lanceolate with 5-6 pairs of secondary veins
3Inflorescence capitate, usually 5-flowered; bracteoles and calyx lobes eglandular
3'Inflorescence spicate, flowers more numerous; bracteoles and calyx lobes glandular
4Leaf blade lanceolate; bracts narrowly linear
4'Leaf blades ovate or ovate-elliptic; bracts linear-lanceolate
5Leaf blade acute at base; bracts and bracteoles 3-veined; bracteoles and calyx lobes glandular
5'Leaf blade rounded at base; bracts and bracteoles 1-veined; bracteoles and calyx lobes eglandular