Plectranthus dolichopodus Briq.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Plectranthus l'hér.

Characteristics

Erect or straggling, probably perennial herb, 0.25-1 m tall, branched; stems glandular-pilose with long multicellular hairs and gland-tipped hairs. Leaves petiolate; blade thin-textured, broadly ovate to ovate-deltoid, 30-100 x 25-80 mm, subglabrous to thinly pubescent, under-surface with colourless gland-dots, apex acute to abruptly acute, base broadly truncate and shortly attenuate to the petiole, margin coarsely crenate-dentate; petiole 20-60 mm long. Inflorescence simple or paniculate, 100-200 mm long; flowers in sessile, usually 3-flowered cymes forming 2-6-flowered verticils 10-30 mm apart. Calyx 6 mm long in fruiting stage, sparsely glandular-puberulous. Corolla sky-blue to deep blue, 8-10 mm long, sparingly pubescent, tube deflexed and expanding but not markedly saccate at the base, enlarging slightly towards the throat; upper lip 1.5-2 mm long; lower lip boat-shaped, curved upwards, 4-5 mm long. Stamens free, 4 mm long.
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Erect or straggling, perennial herb, 0.25-1.00 m high; stems glandular-pilose with long multicellular and gland-tipped hairs. Leaves petiolate, thin-textured, broadly ovate to ovate-deltoid, 30-100 x 25-80 mm, base broadly truncate and shortly attenuate, apex acute to abruptly acute, margins coarsely crenate-dentate; subglabrous to thinly pubescent. Inflorescence: rachis 60-150 mm long; verticillasters 2-6-flowered. Flowers sky-blue to deep blue. Calyx 6 mm long when fruiting, sparsely glandular-puberulous. Corolla 8-10 mm long, sparingly pubescent; tube deflexed and expanding, not markedly saccate at base, enlarging towards throat; lower lip boat-shaped, curved upwards. Flowering time Oct.-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Plectranthus dolichopodus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:454363-1
WFO ID wfo-0000275380
COL ID 4K47M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Plectranthus dolichopodus Plectranthus cooperi