Category: Plectranthus

Plectranthus malabaricus (Benth.) R.H.Willemse, Blumea 25: 509 1979. (syn: Coleus leptostachys Benth.; Coleus macraei Benth.; Coleus malabaricus Benth.; Coleus ovatus Benth.; Coleus walkeri Benth.; Plectranthus malabaricus var. leptostachys (Benth.) R.H.Willemse); S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; Herbs, stem 4-angled, purplish. Leaves ovate, obtuse or acute, base truncate or subcordate, puberulous, to 15 x 13 cm. Panicles terminal, to 30 cm long. Calyx striate, upper lip broadly ovate, lower 3-lobed, lobes ovate-lanceolate. Corolla white with […]

Plectranthus neochilus Schltr., J. Bot. 1896: 394 1896. (syn: Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd; Coleus schinzii Gürke); . S. Trop. & S. Africa as per WCSP; . Lamiaceae For ID : Kenya : 26OCT16 : AK-35 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) A cultivated, garden plant seen at a lodge. Plectranthus neochilis? May be […]

Plectranthus ciliatus E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 227 1838. (syn: Plectranthus natalensis Gürke); S. Africa as per WCSP;   Garden Plant For ID : Kenya : 05OCT16 : AK-3 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Cultivated, garden plant seen in a resort. Unfortunately, the picture of the flowers is not very clear. Orthosiphon species […]

Plectranthus saccatus Benth., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 227 1838. ? Image by Aarti Khale SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal (from WCSP ); Lamiaceae (including Verbenaceae) Fortnight : Lamiaceae : For ID : Kenya : 14MAY15 : AK-21 : 21/23 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) This was seen in a garden in Nairobi. […]

Plectranthus glabratus (Benth.) Alston, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 236 1931. (Syn: Coleus glabratus Benth.; Coleus paniculatus Benth.; Coleus wightii Benth.; Majana paniculata (Benth.) Kuntze; Plectranthus bernardii Doan [Invalid]; Plectranthus coleoides Benth.; Solenostemon paniculatus (Benth.) Guillaumet & Cornet); Image by Santhan P   Fleshy subshrubs, pubescent. Leaves to 18 x 12 cm, ovate-elliptic, membranous, puberulus, acuminate, […]

Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 690 1825. (syn: Calchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Coleus dysentericus Baker; Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev.; Coleus parviflorus Benth.; Coleus rehmannii Briq.; Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot; Coleus rotundifolius var. nigra A.Chev.; Coleus rugosus Benth.; Coleus salagensis Gürke; Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev.; Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth.; Germanea rotundifolia Poir.; Majana […]

Plectranthus prostratus Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 206 1894. ; . Ornamental Hanging Plant : Nasik : 020314 : AK-5 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 2 authors. Seen at a plant nursery in Nasik. Looking like a Lamiaceae member Plectranthus prostratus …, Rub the leaves slightly, it should give off a slightly minty smell, or […]

Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79: 712 1982 publ. 1983. (syn: Coleus vettiveroides Jacob); Images by Santhan P 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 […]

Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 640 1917. (Syn: Ocimum racemosum Thunb.; Ocimum verticillatum L.f.; Plectranthus nummularius Briq.; Plectranthus thunbergii Benth.);   Plectranthus verticillatus (Syn. Plectranthus nummularius (Briq.),[2] Swedish ivy, Swedish Begonia or Whorled Plectranthus[3]) is a plant in the family Lamiaceae (Labiatae), genus Plectranthus.   The plant has glossy, […]

Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 506 1810. (Syn: Calchas acuminatus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calchas atropurpureus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calchas crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath; Calchas scutellarioides (L.) P.V.Heath …; Coleus acuminatus Benth.; Coleus atropurpureus Benth. …; Coleus blancoi Benth.; Coleus blumei Benth.; Coleus crispipilus (Merr.) Merr.; Coleus formosanus Hayata; Coleus gaudichaudii Briq.; Coleus gibbsiae S.Moore; Coleus grandifolius Benth.; Coleus […]

       Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae Plectranthus ‘Blue Wonder’ from California: Cultivar Plectranthus ‘Blue Wonder’ photographed from California  This is the scientific name .. Cultivar name (Blue Wonder’ here) can be placed after a species name or directly under the Generic name (as in this case), according to ICNCP- International Code of Nomenclature for […]

Plectranthus mollis (Aiton) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 690 1825. (Syn: Ocimum cordifolium Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Ocimum maypurense Roth; Ocimum molle Aiton; Plectranthus cordifolius D.Don; Plectranthus divaricatus Weinm.; Plectranthus incanus Link; Plectranthus maypurensis (Roth) Spreng.; Plectranthus secundus Roxb.); . plek-TRAN-thus — from the Greek plektron (spur) and anthos (flower), referring to the spurred flowers MAW-liss — […]

Plectranthus caninus Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 279 1821. (Syn: Coleus caninus (Roth) Vatke; Coleus flavovirens Gürke; Coleus heynei Benth.; Coleus omahekensis Dinter; Coleus pachyphyllus Gürke; Coleus spicatus Benth.; Coleus spicatus var. rondinella Spreng.; Germanea crassifolia Poir.; Majana canina (Roth) Kuntze; Majana spicata (Benth.) Kuntze; Ocimum monadelphum R.Br. ex Roth; Plectranthus monadelphus (R.Br. ex Roth) Buch.-Ham. ex […]

Plectranthus barbatus Andrews, Bot. Repos. 10: t. 594 1810. (syn. Coleus adolfi-friderici Perkins; Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don; Coleus coerulescens Gürke; Coleus forsskaolii var. adoensis Briq.; Coleus penzigii Dammann ex Baker; Coleus speciosus Baker f.; Coleus vestitus Baker; Ocimum asperum Roth; Orthosiphon asperus (Roth) Benth. ex Sweet; Plectranthus asper (Roth) Spreng.; Plectranthus barbatus var. […]

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 690 1825. (Syn. Coleus amboinicus Lour.; Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke; Coleus aromaticus Benth.; Coleus carnosus Hassk.; Coleus crassifolius Benth.; Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh.; Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi; Coleus suganda Blanco; Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers; Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze; Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze; Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze; Ocimum vaalae […]