orstenia foetida var. foetida (Forsskål) Schweinfurth
Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(app. 2): 120, 1896
Origin: It is native of a vast area, comprising Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman.
Habitat: Grows in decidous and succulent bushland, open places, and on rock outcrops, altitude 100-2100 m.