Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Plectranthus L’Hér. [1661]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.: 83

pub_year: 1788

accepted: Accepted

Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: Cameroon to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka

description_en: Genus of 350 species of annuals, evergreen perennials, semi-succulents, and shrubs from Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australasia, and Pacific islands. Cultivated for their foliage and flowers, they are often upright at first but become trailing or spreading with growth. The heart-shaped to ovate or rounded leaves have usually scalloped, sometimes toothed or wavy margins; they are mostly soft, often slightly furry, and aromatic. The small, tubular, 2-lipped, whorled flowers are borne in terminal panicles, racemes, or spikes. In frost-prone climates, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse or conservatory, or as houseplants; grow trailing species in hanging baskets, which may be placed outside in summer and autumn. In warmer areas, grow in a sunny border.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) when ripe. Divide in mid-or late spring. Take stem-tip cuttings at any time of year.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: trop. & warm OW

comment_ja: キンランジソ(コリウス)，ヤマハッカ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2024-01-31 14:16 by hkokubun@mac.com

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