Plectranthus
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 Flowers of P. fruticans
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Fabirama |
Plectranthus is a genus of warm-climate plants, closely related to Solenostemon, sometimes known as the spurflowers. Several species are grown as ornamental plants, as leaf vegetables, as root vegetables for their edible tubers, or as medicine.[1]
Plectranthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.
[edit] Selected species
- Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
- Plectranthus argentatus
- Plectranthus barbatus
- Plectranthus caninus Roth
- Plectranthus congestus R.Br.
- Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew
- Plectranthus esculentus N.E.Br.
- Plectranthus fruticosus L'Hér.
- Plectranthus habrophyllus
- Plectranthus madagascariensis
- Plectranthus nitidus
- Plectranthus nummularius Briq.
- Plectranthus omissus
- Plectranthus parviflorus
- Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.
- Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.
- Plectranthus ternatus
- Plectranthus tomentosa
- Plectranthus torrenticola
- Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce
[edit] References
- ^ Catherine W. Lukhobaa, Monique S.J. Simmonds, and Alan J. Paton (3 January 2006). "Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (1): 1–24. doi:.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
- EcoPort on P. rotundifolius
- PROTAbase on P. rotundifolius synonym for Solenostemon rotundifolius
- EcoPort on P. esculentus (with tuber photo)
- Lamiales Newsletter on P. esculentus
- Little-known African Tubers (discusses P. rotundifolius and P. esculentus)
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