Plectranthus bojeri (Benth.) Hedge

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Plectranthus l'hér.

Characteristics

A herb. It can grow each year from seed or last for a few years. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are 4 angled and can form roots at the nodes. They are hairy. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 12 cm long. The edges have teeth. The flower heads are loose with 10-30 flowers. They are blue to purple.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.96
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Environment

Forests, rocky slopes; at elevations up to 1,500 metres. Moist boulders, stream banks, moist dense forests, rainforests, remnants of ancient forest, roadsides; at elevations to 1,000 metres, occasionally to 1,900 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows between 700 and 2,100 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Plectranthus bojeri world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003907-1
WFO ID wfo-0000275271
COL ID 4K449
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coleus briquetii Mitsa maculata Plectranthus cymosus Plectranthus maculatus Solenostemon bernieri Solenostemon cymosus Solenostemon platostomoides Majana latifolia Plectranthus bojeri Plectranthus bongensis Solenostemon bojeri Solenostemon collinus Solenostemon gracilifolius Solenostemon latifolius Coleus dewevrei Coleus bojeri Coleus claessensii Coleus collinus Coleus gracilifolius Coleus heterotrichus Coleus homblei Coleus micranthus Coleus petersianus Coleus quarrei Coleus schweinfurthii Coleus termetophilus Calchas bernieri Calchas bojeri Calchas briquetii Calchas claessensii Coleus phymatodes Coleus platostomoides Coleus bernieri Coleus copiosiflorus Coleus latifolius Coleus ringoetii Calchas platystomoides Coleus latifolius var. elatior Coleus latifolius var. madiensis Calchas dewevrei Calchas collinus Calchas copiosiflorus