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Plectranthus
Sign in to savePlectranthus is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants from the mint/sage family, Lamiaceae, found mostly in southern and tropical Africa and Madagascar. Common names include spur-flower. Plectranthus species are herbaceous perennial plants, rarely annuals or soft-wooded shrubs, sometimes succulent; sometimes with a tuberous base.
Species
Coleus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Die Harfensträucher (Plectranthus) sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Lippenblütler (Lamiaceae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,528
- With media
- 1,110
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- IIB-UV, MEL, IBUNAM, A, NY, US
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, China, Malawi, South Africa, United States, Madagascar, Trinidad Y Tobago
Research
445 papers- Plectranthus Species with Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Potential: A Systematic Review on Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Findings.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Plectranthus amboinicus: A Systematic Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Therapeutic Applications.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Plectranthus: a review of ethnobotanical uses.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2006
- Abietane Diterpenes of the Genus Plectranthus sensu lato.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Plectranthus ecklonii Benth: A Comprehensive Review Into its Phytochemistry and Exerted Biological Activities.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plectranthinae
- Image
- Starr 080117-1491 Plectranthus sp..jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- Transferred to ''Coleus''
- Other species formerly placed in ''Plectranthus''
- References
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Plectranthus is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants from the mint/sage family, Lamiaceae, found mostly in southern and tropical Africa and Madagascar. Common names include spur-flower. Plectranthus species are herbaceous perennial plants, rarely annuals or soft-wooded shrubs, sometimes succulent; sometimes with a tuberous base.
Several species are grown as ornamental plants. The cultivar = 'Plepalila' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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