Plectranthus

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Species
Many, see text.
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Synonyms
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.

Plectranthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.

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

External links

• 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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