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Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79: 712 1982 publ. 1983. (syn: Coleus vettiveroides Jacob);
Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma (= Coleus vettiveroides Jacob); Fam: Lamiaceae
23/07/2009
850 m altitude
Gandhi krishi Vignan Kendra, Bangalore, Karnataka
Cultivated medicinal herb Flowering plants
Roots are aromatic and used in indian medicine as an aromatic ingredient.
Thanks … for this post. I am glad to see the plants in flowering 🙂
This species is endemic to southern India and is extinct in the wild. It is represented only by small scale cultivation in very few parts in Tamil Nadu (other than few nursery trials and cultivations in some of the research institutions). |
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