Plectranthus gracillimus
(T. C. E. Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
Both the leaves and fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Togo, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual herb. It grows 25 to 40 cm high. It is slender. The flowers are blue.
Names & Synonyms
Coleus diffusus (Alston) Robyns & LebrunColeus gracillimus (T. C. E. Fr.) Robyns & LebrunEnglerastrum diffusum AlstonEnglerastrum gracillimum T. C. E. Fr.Plectranthus tenuis Hutch. & Dandy
References (1)
- Batawila, K., et al, 2007, Diversite et gestion des legumes de cueillete au Togo. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 7( 3& 4): 66
